🇭🇺 Hungarian Green Pea Soup (Zöldborsóleves)

🥕 Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh or frozen green peas
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, sliced (optional but traditional)
• 2 tbsp oil or butter
• 1 tsp sugar (important for authentic taste)
• 1 tsp sweet Hungarian paprika
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth (or water)
• Salt & black pepper to taste
• Fresh parsley, chopped

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🥄 Optional “slightly thickened” version

• 1 tbsp flour + 2–3 tbsp water (slurry)
  or
• 1 egg yolk + 2 tbsp sour cream (for creamy finish)