Wash the meat, dab dry and cut into large cubes. Peel and finely dice the onion. Heat the oil in a pot and sauté the onion in it until golden brown. Stir in tomato paste. Dust with paprika and flour. Add meat and fill up with 1/2 litre water. Add water if necessary.
Season with salt and pepper. Let simmer for about 1 hour. In the meantime wash, halve and clean the paprika and cut it into rough cubes. Add the paprika to the goulash and simmer for another 30 minutes. In the meantime peel garlic and chop finely. Wash thyme, dab dry and pluck. Add thyme, garlic, lemon peel and caraway seeds about 10 minutes before the end of cooking time.