This is an authentic Hungarian recipe for Creamy Potato Soup with Sausage, full of flavor, a definite comfort food on those cooler evenings.
This Hungarian Soup (she calls it “Krumplileves”, which means “Creamy Potato Soup with Sausage”. This recipe has been a family favorite for many generations!!
Step 1: Authentic Hungarian "Krumplileves”, by C. Kiss.
I received this recipe from my mother in-law. She was born in Budapest Hungarian 1925, with her husband, she moved to America when she was in her mid-thirties She brought many family recipes. Today, at 93, she still loves to cook for an army.,LOL!
Step 2: Ingredients:
6 ounces smoked Hungarian sausage (or chorizo sausages), cut into half-moons
1 medium white onion, roughly chopped
2 - 3cloves of garlic, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3 large potatoes, Yukon Gold or Russet, peeled, cubed, or cut into 4’s (these potatoes hold their shape well after boiling)
4-5 cups vegetable or chicken broth or stock
3 bay leaves
4 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons sweet Hungarian Paprika
1/8 teaspoon hot Hungarian Paprika (optional)
1/2 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper to taste
Red peppers, white vinegar, sour cream and hot sauce for garnishing.
Step 3: Directions:
Heat a heavy bottomed frypan over medium heat. Add a few drops of olive oil and add the cut-up sausage or chorizo.
Step 4:
Cook the sausage until crisp and fat has rendered, about 5 minutes. Spoon the sausage out onto a plate and set aside, retaining the oil.
Step 5:
To the reserved oil in the pan, add the chopped onions and bell peppers, sauté until soft, about 4-5 minutes.
Step 6:
Add the chopped garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute, careful not to burn the garlic.
Step 7: Meanwhile:
In a Dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot, add the broth and potatoes. Over medium low heat, bring to a simmer and cook, partially covered, until potatoes are tender, about 6 minutes.
Step 8: While Soup Is Simmering:
JUST before you add the liquids, stir the tomato paste into the vegetables along with the other seasonings.
Step 9:
Carefully, add about 1 cup of the HOT potato liquid to tomato/veggies, mix to combine.
Step 10:
Gently, pour the mixture to the soup, careful not to splatter on yourself!! Mix to combine evenly.
Step 11:
Then add the reserved sausage. Oh, don't forget the bay leaves!!!!
Step 12:
Again, cover, over low heat, simmer until potatoes are almost tender, about 5 minutes.
Step 13: Thicken Soup:
Make a light roux, to thicken your soup. Add 4 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of flour to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat for 1 – 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Step 14:
Remove from heat, set aside to cool.
Step 15:
When the oil and flour mixture has cooled, combine mixture with 1/2 cup of broth from the soup.
Step 16:
Add the sour cream and more paprika, if you desire, mix well.
Step 17:
SLOWLY, pour the mixture to the soup, while you’re mixing the soup to avoid lumps. Continue to cook soup, until the vegetables are tender.
Step 18:
If soup is too thick, simply add some broth or water to thin out.
Step 19: Toppings:
Garnish with sour cream, red peppers, onions, vinegar, or, hot sauce, (such as Erős Pista, a popular spicy sauce made from hot paprika and salt is used in Hungary), if using sauce, use cautiously, adjusting the flavor to your taste.
Step 20:
I served the soup with some crusty multigrain Italian bread. Yummy rich in flavors and wonderful cool weather comfort food!!!
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5 Discussions
1 year ago
Looks amazing! I can't wait to try it!
Reply 1 year ago
Thank you and I hope you'll send pics!!
Reply 1 year ago
Thank you, if you have any questions, I'll be glad to help....
1 year ago
I'm so happy to meet the one of my favourite soup here:-) Will perhaps the next issue be: "How to make the famous Hungarian 'Túrós csusza pörccel'?" (We made it for our Polish friend last year, they didn't believe that it was possible to make a food with those ingredients:-)
Erős Pista RULEZ! (there is a bigger brother name Haragos Pista (Steve, the Furious) - that is more hot than any kind of normal chilli...)
There is life beyond the BurgerKing!
Congrat, dear, and for your mom in law too from Hungary!
És magyarul is: Nagyon örülök, hogy az egyik kedvenc levesemmel talákoztam itt. Lehet, hogy legközelebbi cikk a túrós csuszát mutatja be? (Tavaly a lengyel barátainknak csináltuk meg, és nem akarták elhinni, hogy ezekből a hozzávalókból is lehet kaját csinálni.:-)
Az Erős Pista tényleg RULEZ, de most már lett egy nagy tesó is, a Haragos Pista - bármelyik csilinél is durvábban erős:-)
Van élet a Burger Kingen túl is!
Szívből gratulálok, a kedves mamának is, innen Magyarországról!
Fhtang!
Reply 1 year ago
A big “thank you” for writing me BigCthulhu!!! I hope you can give the recipe a try soon. If so, please free to let me know how your Hungarian "Krumplileves turns out.
Thanks again BigCthulhu , Cyann :)
Egy nagy "köszönöm" BigCthulhu írására!
Remélem, hamarosan megkaphatja a receptet. Ha igen, kérlek ossza meg velem, hogy a magyar "Krumplileves" kiderül.
Köszönjük ismét BigCthulhu, Cyann :)