Excellent choice! 🍄🔥 Gombapaprikás (Mushroom Paprikash) is a true Hungarian classic 🇭🇺 — simple, hearty, and full of paprika flavor. It’s the vegetarian cousin of chicken paprikash and is often enjoyed during meatless days or as a lighter dish. The creamy paprika sauce with mushrooms is best served with nokedli (dumplings/spaetzle), rice, or fresh bread.
🍄 Hungarian Mushroom Paprikash (Gombapaprikás)
Ingredients:
2 tbsp lard or vegetable oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika
½ tsp hot paprika or cayenne (optional)
1 ½ lbs (700 g) mushrooms, sliced (use a mix for richer flavor)
1 bell pepper, chopped (optional, adds sweetness)
2 medium tomatoes, chopped (or 1 tbsp tomato paste)
