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🇭🇺 Traditional dishes from Hungary

3 dishes people actually cook in Hungary: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Chicken paprikash

60 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Chicken paprikash, a traditional dish from Hungary

Savor the rich flavors of this classic Hungarian dish.

  • 800 g chicken thighs
  • 2 onions
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 tbsp paprika
  • 500 ml chicken broth
  • 250 g sour cream
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 300 g pasta

Goulash

120 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Goulash, a traditional dish from Hungary

Savor the rich flavors of this classic Hungarian stew.

  • 800 g beef chuck
  • 2 onions
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 red bell pepper
  • 2 carrots
  • 4 potatoes
  • 2 tbsp paprika
  • 500 ml beef broth
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves

Lángos

90 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Lángos, a traditional dish from Hungary

Crispy, savory deep-fried flatbreads you'll love!

  • 500 g all-purpose flour
  • 300 ml water
  • 7 g yeast
  • 10 g salt
  • 200 g sour cream
  • 2 garlic
  • 500 ml oil

What do people eat in Hungary?

The three dishes from Hungary documented in Copper are Chicken paprikash, Goulash and Lángos. Garlic and onion each appear in more than one recipe. All three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 20 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Hungary?

The three recipes need 20 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Paprika and sour cream are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 23 use paprika and 13 use sour cream. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Hungary take?

Chicken paprikash is the quickest at 60 minutes. Goulash is the longest at 120 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 90 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Hungary is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from Hungary here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Chicken paprikash is the shortest way in.

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