🇭🇺 Hungarian Pork Paprikash (Sertéspaprikás)

Ingredients

• 2 lbs (1 kg) pork shoulder, cut into cubes
• Salt and black pepper
• 2 tbsp oil or lard
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika
• 1 tomato, chopped (or ½ cup canned tomatoes)
• 1 small bell pepper, chopped (optional)
• 1 tsp caraway seeds (optional)
• 1 cup pork or chicken broth
• ¾ cup sour cream
• 1 tbsp flour

Instructions

1. Season pork with salt and pepper.
2. Heat oil in a large pot. Brown pork pieces, then remove and set aside.
3. In the same pot, sauté onion until soft. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
4. Remove from heat and stir in paprika.
5. Add tomato, bell pepper, and caraway seeds. Return pork to pot.
6. Pour in broth, cover, and simmer 45–60 minutes until pork is tender.
7. Mix sour cream with flour. Stir into the sauce and simmer gently 5 minutes until thickened.

Serve hot with nokedli (Hungarian dumplings), egg noodles, or mashed potatoes.