🇭🇺 Hungarian Potato Soup with Sausage and Sour Cream

📝 Ingredients

• 500g (1 lb) potatoes, peeled and diced
• 200g (7 oz) smoked sausage, sliced
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 carrot, diced (optional)
• 1–2 tbsp oil or butter
• 1 tsp Hungarian paprika
• 1 tsp salt (to taste)
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 liter (4 cups) chicken or vegetable broth
• 150ml (½ cup) sour cream
• Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Cook the base

• Heat oil or butter in a large pot.
• Sauté onion (and carrot if using) until soft.
• Add garlic and paprika, stir quickly.

2. Add potatoes and broth

• Add diced potatoes and broth.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15–20 minutes, until potatoes are tender.

3. Add sausage

• Stir in sliced sausage.
• Simmer for another 5–10 minutes.

4. Finish with sour cream

• Lower heat and stir in sour cream.
• Heat gently—do not boil to prevent curdling.

5. Serve

• Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.