Each national cuisine has its own distinctive features. Let's get acquainted with popular Hungarian dishes (some photos are presented in the review). We will not only teach you how to cook them, but also share some secrets, thanks to which you will receive a huge number of enthusiastic reviews not only from relatives, but also from friends. Let's start our fascinating story.
Hungarian dishes: features
If you have never tried them before, then you need to urgently correct this omission. After all, Hungarian cuisine is very diverse and rich in imagination. Also, the following features are inherent in it:
- Many national Hungarian dishes add onions and peppers.
- One of the most popular spices is paprika. It gives the dishes a sweet taste with light bitterness.
- Various vegetables are very popular among Hungarians.
- Cooks like to use various pots when cooking.
- One of the most common methods of processing products is stewing and stewing.
- The second courses very often resemble thick soups.
- Among the most popular desserts are pancakes and strudel.
- In Hungarians, each dish has a certain type of wine.
National dishes of Hungarian cuisine
Let's get started with the best of them. For convenience, we decided to compile a rating list of national Hungarian dishes. So, the following items are included in the top 7:
- Beef Goulash. If you have never tried this dish of Hungarian cuisine, you will be surprised when you realize that it is both soup and the second.
- Pork stewed with bell pepper. Be sure to take the recipe into service, because the meat is very aromatic and tender.
- Potato gombovtsy.
- Lecho. Another popular national Hungarian dish. There are many varieties of it, we suggest trying to cook a classic version.
- Cheesecake. This unusually delicious and delicate dessert will delight your loved ones.
- Fried pears with caramel sauce.
- Cherry Soup. It can be served to the table not only hot, but also cold. And among the ingredients is dry wine.
Next, we suggest you get acquainted with the recipes of Hungarian dishes, which we mentioned in the top 7.
Beef Goulash
Let's start with a classic Hungarian dish. To prepare it, we need the following ingredients:
- Meat - 500 grams. Itโs best to take beef, but you can also use pork.
- Tomatoes - 3-4 large fruits.
- Sunflower oil - two tablespoons.
- Tomato paste - one can. If necessary, you can use ketchup.
- Onions - two pieces.
- Salt to taste.
- Pepper - optional.
- Paprika - one tablespoon. If you do not have this spice, then take seasoning for meat.
- Canned champignons - half a can.
Cooking steps:
- Thoroughly wash the meat and cut into small cubes.
- We take a deep frying pan, pour oil. Spread the pieces of meat and fry them. Do not forget to mix them from time to time.
- Wash and peel the onion. Cut it into small cubes or rings, if you like it more.
- Open a jar of mushrooms, drain the water. Cut the mushrooms into small pieces.
- We spread onions and champignons to meat.
- My tomatoes and scald them with boiling water. This is done in order to make it convenient to peel them. We cut the tomatoes into cubes and put them into the pan, add the tomato paste.
- Mix well and bring to a boil.
- Put salt, pepper, paprika. Reduce the heat and continue cooking further.
- Potatoes as well as sweet peppers can be added to the dish.
- Cooking time is 50 minutes.
Bon Appetit!
Pork stewed with bell pepper
Let's cook a Hungarian national meat dish. We list the necessary ingredients:
- Sweet pepper - four to five pieces. You can take red or yellow.
- Tomatoes in tomato sauce - one can.
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
- Onions - one or two pieces.
- Pork - a pound, you can a little more.
- Sunflower oil - two to three tablespoons.
Sequencing:
- My pork and cut into small pieces. Fry in a pan for 5-10 minutes.
- We cut the onion into rings and add it to the meat. Fry. You can add peeled and sliced โโcarrots to the ingredients.
- My pepper, remove the core with seeds. Cut into cubes or slices.
- Spread to the pork.
- Open the tomatoes and add the entire contents of the jar to the pan. You can use tomato paste or ketchup.
- We mix everything well, you can add half a glass of boiled water. Add salt, pepper or other seasonings.
- Leave to simmer over medium heat. Once the pork is soft, the dish is ready.
- Serve with rice, buckwheat.
Potato gombovtsy
We continue to learn to cook Hungarian dishes (recipes are presented in this article). Let's do the Gombovites. We will need:
- Wheat flour - one glass.
- Cinnamon is a teaspoon.
- Potatoes 4-5 pieces.
- Water - three to four glasses.
- Salt to taste.
- An egg is two pieces.
- Sugar - half a glass.
- Sunflower oil - a tablespoon.
- Cherries - one full glass. You can use cherry jam.
Sequencing:
- Wash the potatoes and peel them. We cut into several parts.
- Pour water into the pan. We lower the potatoes there and put on the stove.
- Salt water a little.
- When the potatoes are boiled, drain the water and thoroughly knead it with a mashed potato wand.
- Add eggs, flour and stir well.
- We tear off small pieces from the resulting dough and roll them out.
- In the middle we put a small amount of cinnamon with sugar and one berry of cherry. Bones should be removed in advance.
- We form a small ball. So do with every piece of dough.
- We boil water, and then lower half of our products (which are called Gombovtsy) there.
Cooking time is five to seven minutes. Serve with sour cream or your favorite sauce.
Lecho
This dish is very popular in Russia. We suggest you try one option that is not intended for canning. We will need:
- Tomatoes - three to four pieces.
- Sweet pepper - about the same amount. If you need to cook for a big company, then you should take more ingredients.
- Salt, pepper, spices - to taste.
- Onions - two or three pieces.
- Sunflower oil - one tablespoon.
Cooking:
- Hungarians love to add chicken eggs, meat, sausage and other ingredients to the lecho. You can also do this if you wish.
- All vegetables are washed well and then chopped.
- Pour oil into the pan. Spread onion, fry.
- Then the tomatoes. Mix, fry.
- Add sweet pepper. Stew vegetables over medium heat until soft. Add a small amount of water if necessary. Do not forget to salt and add your favorite spices.
Cheesecake
If you canโt feed your child with cottage cheese, then just try to cook this dessert. You will need:
- Cottage cheese - 300-400 grams.
- Wheat flour - ten tablespoons.
- Egg - three pieces.
- Soda is half a teaspoon.
- Sugar - 250 grams.
- Butter - two to three tablespoons.
- Sour cream - half a glass.
- Semolina - two teaspoons.
Getting started:
- We take a deep pan and beat in it two eggs with a small amount of sugar, add sour cream, soda, butter and gradually pour the flour.
- Stir until the lumps are completely removed.
- In a deep plate, spread the cottage cheese, the remaining sugar and break the egg. Whisk thoroughly with a mixer.
- Grease a frying pan or a special form with oil.
- We spread part of the dough, then the filling and the rest of the dough. We carefully level everything and put it into the heated oven.
- Cooking time 50-55 minutes.
Fried pears with caramel sauce
We offer you to learn how to cook a simple and tasty Hungarian dish. This will not be difficult at all. Juicy and ripe pears are loved not only by adults, but also by children. But what if you try to fry them? Serve with caramel sauce? An unexpected decision, but the dessert turns out to be very tender and incredibly tasty. We list the ingredients that we need:
- pears (you can take a kilogram or even more),
- butter - two to three tablespoons,
- granulated sugar - one glass
- cream - four tbsp. l.,
- salt - one glass
- water - two tablespoons.
Steps:
- Take a baking sheet with high sides.
- Wash the pears thoroughly and cut them into two halves.
- We distribute them in a special form. Then ... sprinkle with salt.
- We clean in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes. Then take out, pears should be very soft. Remove the salt and put the fruit on a plate.
- Now let's do the sauce. Pour water into the pan and put all the sugar. We put on the stove.
- Now we need to constantly stir the contents of the pan until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- When the syrup boils, remove it from the stove. Add cream and softened butter to it.
- Put the sauce on a plate with pears and serve.
Cherry Soup
For cooking, you will need the following products:
- Red wine - two glasses. Itโs best to take dry.
- Water is half a glass.
- Cherry - 800-900 grams. Berries can be taken fresh, canned or frozen.
- Sugar - one glass.
- Cinnamon is a teaspoon.
- Cream - one glass.
- Sour cream - five to six tablespoons.
- Vanillin - to taste.
Let's start cooking:
- Take the pot. Pour water and wine into it.
- Next, lay out the berries, a small amount of cinnamon.
- Add sugar, mix everything.
- Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat.
- Add vanillin if desired.
- Now you need to combine sour cream and cream, mix everything.
- Add the resulting mass to the pan.
- Turn off the stove and close the lid.
- Cooking time is 30 minutes.
Finally
Hungarian dishes (recipes and photos are presented in this article) will decorate any holiday table. If you want and have free time, you can easily learn how to cook them. Use these recipes to spoil your loved ones more often with a variety of menus. We think that they will certainly appreciate your efforts!