Dishes to try in Hungary

This culinary blog was created for our guests traveling to Budapest. We wish to introduce you to Hungarian cuisine in this article. As a start we have collected dishes you can either try on your trip to Budapest, or prepare them at home.  Paprika, paprika and more paprika  Hungary is a soup-eating nation. The first recipe is the iconic Hungarian beef soup with plenty of paprika (typical Hungarian spice). It is a simple dish to make and you don't need to use any special ingredients nevertheless anyone would be happy to eat :) Gulyas soup: Ingredients: (Serving for 4 people) 1 bay leaf 600g beef shoulder or any tender part of the beef → cut into bite-sized pieces 2 tablespoon oil 2 cloves of garlic → peeled and finely sliced 2 onions → peeled and chopped  1 parsnip →  slice into 1cm chunks 2 carrots →  slice into 1 cm chunks 1-2 celery leaves 2 peeled and chopped tomatoes 2 medium potatoes →  cut into quarters 1 tablespoon Hungarian sweet paprika powder water, salt and ground black pepper   Csipetke: (pinched pasta) (optional) 1 egg 2 tablespoon flour     Method: Heat the oil in a large pot and add the chopped onions and sprinkle with some salt. Cook slowly until the onion get glassy Remove the pot from the heat and sprinkle with paprika powder and stir it quickly to combine. Put back the pot to the heat and add the beef,garlic,salt and black pepper. Keep steering until the meat is slightly browned Pour enough water to cover the content and let is simmer. When the meat is nearly done (approx. in 1,5 hour) add the potatoes, carrots, parsnip, bay leaf, celery leaves and some more salt and pepper if needed also more water around 1,5liter. If you are using „csipetke” bring the soup to the boil, add the pinched pasta. „Csipetke” needs 5 minutes to be cooked. Chicken Paprika:  Chicken Paprika is one of the most basic recipe, this is a simple old Hungarian dish. I do recommend using bone-in, skin-on chicken, because the taste is just better. Ingredients: (serving for 4 people) 4 chicken legs salt, black pepper oil  2 medium onions→ chopped 3 tablespoon sweet paprika powder 3 slice of pepper 1 medium tomato → peeled 2 tablespoon flour 1 sour cream (150ml)   Method: Heat the oil in a large pot and add the chopped onions and sprinkle with some salt. Cook slowly until the onion get glassy. This step must be followed religiously, it will last for 15 minutes, depending on the amount of the onion. If the onion begin to stick, add about ¼ cup water and continue stirring. It should not stick to the pan and should not get brown. Turn up the heat and add the chicken legs and keep stirring about 3 minutes. Pour enough water to cover the content, reduce the heat enough to keep the pot simmering. and add 3 tsp paprika, black pepper and add more salt if it is needed. Let it simmer until the chicken is cooked. Mixed the flour with sour cream put some chicken sauce (3tbs) into the sour cream and add to the pot. Stir it well and cook for about 2-3 minutes. Serve with pasta.   This article was created by Aniko Fritz Budapest offers more than affordable dentistry. View gallery of patients' selection of Budapest sights.   Sights in walking distance from the clinic or your hotel. View gallery of Budapest landmarks and more.