🇭🇺 Hungarian Chilled Cherry Soup (Meggyleves)

🛒 Ingredients

• 500 g sour cherries (fresh or frozen, pitted)
• 4 cups water
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3–4 cloves
• 1/2 cup sugar (adjust to taste)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 tbsp flour
• Optional: 1/2 cup heavy cream (for extra richness)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Cook the cherries

• In a pot, combine cherries, water, cinnamon stick, cloves, sugar, and salt.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10–15 minutes.

2. Add brightness

• Stir in lemon juice to enhance the flavor.

3. Make it creamy

• In a bowl, whisk sour cream with flour until smooth.
• Slowly add a ladle of hot soup to temper it, then stir back into the pot.

4. Thicken gently

• Simmer for another 3–5 minutes until slightly thickened.
• Remove cinnamon stick and cloves.

5. Chill

• Let the soup cool, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.