🇭🇺 Tárkonyos Raguleves – Hungarian Tarragon Ragout Soup

Here’s a comforting and aromatic recipe for 🇭🇺 Tárkonyos Raguleves – a beloved Hungarian Tarragon Ragout Soup. It’s creamy, herbaceous, and typically made with chicken or turkey, root vegetables, and sour cream. The tarragon (tárkony) gives it its signature flavor!

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🇭🇺 Tárkonyos Raguleves – Hungarian Tarragon Ragout Soup

A velvety, lightly creamy soup infused with tarragon and lemon, often served as a first course or light main.

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📝 Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp butter or oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1½ lbs (700 g) chicken breast or thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 parsnip, sliced
• 1 small celery root (or 2 stalks celery), diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp dried tarragon (or 1 Tbsp fresh, chopped)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 5 cups (1.2 L) chicken broth or water
• 1 cup frozen peas
• ¾ cup sour cream
• 2 Tbsp flour (for thickening)
• Juice of ½ lemon (adjust to taste)
• Fresh parsley (optional, for garnish)