Hungarian green pea soup – Zöldborsóleves🇭🇺

🇭🇺 Hungarian Green Pea Soup – Zöldborsóleves

🧾 Ingredients:

  • 400 g green peas (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 large carrot (diced)
  • 1 small onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp butter or oil
  • 1 tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 1 liter water or vegetable/chicken broth
  • Salt and black pepper (to taste)
  • 1 tsp sugar (optional)
  • Fresh parsley (chopped)

Optional dumplings (nokedli):

  • 1 egg
  • 3–4 tbsp flour
  • Pinch of salt

👩‍🍳 Instructions:

  1. Sauté base:
    Heat butter or oil in a pot and cook onion until soft.
  2. Add diced carrot and cook for a few minutes.

  1. Add peas:
    Stir in green peas and cook briefly.
  2. Remove from heat and add paprika.

  1. Make soup:
    Sprinkle flour over the mixture and stir well.
  2. Pour in broth or water, mixing to avoid lumps.
  3. Season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of sugar.

  1. Simmer:
    Cook for 15–20 minutes until vegetables are tender.

  1. Optional dumplings:
    Mix egg, flour, and salt into a soft dough.
  2. Drop small pieces into the simmering soup and cook until they float.

  1. Finish with fresh parsley.

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