33 hungarian recipes

Hungarian meatballs simmer in a paprika-rich onion and red wine sauce, fragrant with caraway and marjoram, then thickened into a glossy gravy. Spoon over buttered noodles or boiled potatoes for a cozy main.

Hungarian potatoes simmer eggplant, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and tender potatoes in a paprika-spiked tomato sauce. A hearty meatless one-pot main with deep, smoky-sweet flavor.

Hungarian pastry cookies made with a flaky sour cream dough, filled with prune lekvar or apricot preserves, folded into pockets, and dusted with powdered sugar.

Hearty Hungarian bean soup with tender navy beans, sweet paprika, and a tangy sour cream finish. This old-world comfort bowl simmers low and slow with leeks, carrots, and garlic for deep, soul-warming flavor.

Braised Hungarian partridge with green bell peppers, pimentos, onions, garlic, and dry sherry. A rustic game bird dish slow-cooked until fork-tender in a pepper-rich sauce.

Hungarian-style braised pork stew with paprika, caraway seeds, roasted vegetables, tomatoes, and red peppers. Slow-baked until fork-tender, served over egg noodles or rice.

Hungarian pork stew with paprika, caraway seeds, roasted vegetables, red peppers, and tomatoes braised until fork-tender. Serve over wide noodles or rice for a hearty dinner.

Hungarian sour cherry soup (meggyleves) with sour cream, flour, and sugar. A traditional chilled fruit soup that's tangy, creamy, and served cold as a starter or dessert.

Simple Hungarian cold cherry soup with just 6 ingredients. Fresh or canned cherries simmered with lemon, thickened with sour cream and cornstarch. Traditional chilled summer dish in 20 minutes.

Hungarian vanilla kifli cookies: tender butter crescents rolled in vanilla sugar, then dipped in semi-sweet chocolate. A traditional Eastern European holiday cookie with a melt-in-the-mouth crumb.

Hungarian sweet noodles tossed in margarine and topped with sugar-coated poppy seeds or chopped walnuts. A traditional Central European dessert pasta that's on the table in 15 minutes flat.

Vegetarian five-pepper chili with three dried beans, fresh tomatoes, and dry-roasted spices. A meatless chili built on jalapeno, Hungarian, Cuban, and cheese peppers for layered heat.

A savory and delicious stew that's made with red lentils, basmati rice, potatoes and pinch of hungarian paprika.

Lángos is the iconic Hungarian deep-fried flatbread, crispy outside, fluffy inside, traditionally topped with sour cream, garlic, grated cheese, or ketchup. A street food classic from Budapest's market halls.

Granatír-potato noodles is a humble Hungarian peasant dish of cubed potatoes, boiled pasta, and slow-cooked onions, finished with sweet pepper and a hit of hot pepper jelly. Frugal, filling, and oddly addictive.

Hungarian white tomato soup (Feher Paradicsomleves) made from just three ingredients: ripe tomatoes, strong chicken broth, and salt. The tomatoes simmer whole, then are strained out to leave a crystal-clear, golden broth.