🇭🇺 Hungarian Egg Drop Soup with Potato Dumplings

📝 Ingredients

For the soup:

• 1 tbsp oil or butter
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 liter (4 cups) chicken or vegetable broth
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 2 eggs

For the potato dumplings:

• 2 medium potatoes, boiled and mashed
• 1 egg
• 100g (¾ cup) flour (approx.)
• Salt to taste

For garnish:

• Fresh parsley, chopped

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Prepare the dumplings

• Mix mashed potatoes, egg, salt, and flour.
• Knead into a soft dough.
• Set aside.

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2. Cook the base

• Heat oil or butter in a pot.
• Sauté onion until soft.
• Add garlic and paprika, stir quickly.

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3. Add broth

• Pour in broth.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.

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4. Add dumplings

• Drop small spoonfuls of dough into the soup.
• Cook 5–7 minutes until they float.

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5. Add eggs

• Beat eggs lightly.
• Slowly pour into the soup while stirring to form ribbons.

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6. Serve

• Garnish with parsley and serve hot.