Wash, carve, core and finely chop the chilli. Peel onions and garlic, clean and wash the bell peppers. Dice everything. Dice the bacon. Dab the meat dry and chop it smaller if necessary.
Heat the oil in a large pot. Brown the meat in it in portions. Season with salt and pepper and remove. Fry the onions, garlic, paprika, chilli and bacon in the frying fat
3. add tomato paste and flour and sauté Add meat again. Season with sweet paprika and thyme. Deglaze with 1 1/2 l water and red wine. Bring to the boil, cover and stew for 1 1/4-1 1/2 hours
Put 600 ml (not 750 ml!) cold water and crème fraîche in a bowl. Stir in dumpling powder. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg and let it swell for about 10 minutes. Form walnut-sized dumplings with moistened hands. Put them into boiling salted water and let them simmer at low heat for about 10 minutes
Lift out the dumplings and let them drain. Season goulash soup with salt and pepper to taste again. Serve with the crème fraîche dumplings