🇭🇺 Hungarian Green Bean Soup (Zöldbableves)

🛒 Ingredients

• 500 g green beans (fresh or frozen, trimmed and cut)
• 2 tbsp oil or lard
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tbsp Hungarian paprika
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 medium potato (diced, optional)
• 1 carrot (sliced)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp vinegar (or to taste)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1.5 liters water or broth
• Optional: 100 g smoked sausage (sliced)