Peel and finely chop the shallots. Peel and chop the garlic. Dice bacon finely. Heat clarified butter in a large pot. Fry shallots, garlic and bacon in it. Sprinkle with brown sugar and caramelise briefly. Deglaze with red wine vinegar, fill up with stock, bring to the boil. Clean, clean and quarter the mushrooms, fry them slowly in a large pan without fat
Wash the orange and lemon, rub dry and grate the peel. Squeeze the fruit. Add the balsamic vinegar, caraway seeds, salt, pepper, orange and lemon peel and juice, paprika powder and cayenne pepper to the pot, pull aside. Add the mushrooms to the stock, bring to the boil and let it simmer for about 10 minutes
Press the potatoes through a potato ricer. Mix with 2 tsp. starch, flour and 1 pinch of salt to a firm dough. Form small dumplings (2-3 cm Ø) and let them simmer in a pot with boiling, slightly salted water for 5-6 minutes
Stir 1 teaspoon of starch into 1 tablespoon of water until smooth and thicken the stock slightly. Lift the dumplings out of the cooking water and add to the stock. Bring the mushroom goulash to the boil again. Wash parsley, shake dry, pluck leaves from the stalks and chop finely. Add to the soup. Season to taste with salt, pepper, sugar and vinegar