Hungarian Potato and Sausage Soup

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🇭🇺 Hungarian Potato and Sausage Soup (Krumplileves Kolbásszal)

Ingredients

• 12 oz (350 g) Hungarian smoked sausage (kolbász), sliced
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp oil or lard
• 1 ½ tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika
• 1 tsp caraway seeds (optional)
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
• 1 cup water (as needed)
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 tbsp flour (optional, for thickening)
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add sausage and cook until lightly browned. Remove and set aside.
2. In the same pot, sauté onion until soft. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
3. Remove pot from heat briefly and stir in paprika (to prevent burning).
4. Add potatoes, caraway seeds, bay leaf, broth, and enough water to cover. Bring to a boil.
5. Reduce heat and simmer 15–20 minutes until potatoes are tender.
6. Return sausage to the pot.
7. Mix sour cream with flour (if using), stir into soup, and simmer gently 5 minutes.
8. Season with salt and pepper. Remove bay leaf and garnish with parsley.