143 hungarian recipes

Hungarian Szekely goulash with braised pork shoulder, sausage, and sauerkraut simmered for hours with paprika, caraway, and sour cream. A hearty Central European comfort stew.

Rigo Jancsi, the classic Hungarian chocolate cake with two layers of rich sponge filled with rum-spiked chocolate cream and topped with a glossy chocolate glaze. An elegant European pastry.

Old-Fashioned Cold Cherry Soup (Hideg Meggyleves) recipe

Tejleves is a classic Hungarian milk soup with noodles simmered in sweetened whole milk. This simple, comforting 25-minute recipe is a staple of Hungarian home cooking, loved as a light meal or warming starter.

Traditional Hungarian cream of pearl barley soup made with pork and veal broth, a light roux, and finished with egg yolk and cream. Velvety and soul-warming.

Gesztenye kremleves is a silky Hungarian cream of chestnut soup with veal, parsnip, carrot, and celeriac, finished with an egg yolk and cream liaison.

Hungarian-style chilled cherry soup with whole cherries, red wine, cinnamon, cloves, and lemon, thickened with quick tapioca and topped with sour cream. A classic Eastern European summer starter.

Orjaleves is a traditional Hungarian wedding soup made with beef bones, pork, saffron broth, root vegetables, and handmade spiral egg noodles. A rich, celebratory first course.

A spicy and delicious stew made with adzuki beans, carrots, mushrooms and a dash of cayenne pepper.

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.

Eight pepper beef chili loaded with chipotles, habaneros, poblanos, jalapeños, anchos, and more. A slow-simmered, layered-heat chili that brings serious fire.

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.

Hungarian-style paprika cream schnitzel with veal browned in bacon fat, simmered in sour cream and tomato sauce. A rich, comforting Central European classic.