Hungarian green pea soup – Zöldborsóleves

Here is JUST the recipe, simple and clean:


🇭🇺 Hungarian Green Pea Soup (Zöldborsóleves)

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp oil or butter
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 carrots, sliced
  • 2 cups green peas (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 5 cups water or broth
  • Optional: 1 bay leaf
  • Optional finish: parsley, a splash of cream, or nokedli

Instructions

  1. Sauté onion in oil/butter until soft.
  2. Add carrots; cook 2–3 minutes.
  3. Stir in paprika and flour; mix well.
  4. Add peas, salt, pepper, bay leaf.
  5. Pour in water/broth; stir.
  6. Simmer 15–20 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
  7. Optional: stir in a splash of cream or add nokedli.
  8. Remove bay leaf, garnish with parsley, and serve.

If you want the creamy version, ham version, or csipetke (pinched noodles) recipe to add, just tell me!

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