Hungarian Green Bean Soup (Zöldbabfőzelék)

 Ingredients:

500 g green beans, trimmed and cut into pieces

1 small onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp butter

1 tbsp flour

1 tsp Hungarian sweet paprika

500 ml vegetable or chicken broth

200 ml sour cream

Salt and black pepper to taste

Fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions:

Melt the butter in a pot and sauté the onion until soft.

Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Stir in the flour, then add the paprika and mix quickly.

Gradually pour in the broth while stirring to avoid lumps.

Add the green beans and simmer for 20–25 minutes until tender.

Mix the sour cream with a few spoonfuls of the hot soup, then stir it back into the pot.

Season with salt and black pepper.

Simmer for another 5 minutes without boiling.

Garnish with fresh parsley and serve warm.

Enjoy your traditional Hungarian-style creamy gr

een bean soup! 🇭🇺🍲