NFR Hungarian Mushroom soup - recipe!

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Going to make this tomorrow.. sounds really good, however I wondered who might have made this and might have suggestions to add / take away or just have a family recipe! It sounds delicious to me and is vegetarian.. well, at least no meat!

From: https://themodernproper.com/hungarian-mushroom-soup

Ingredients​

  • 4 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 pound cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 2 teaspoons dried dill
  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice, from 1 lemon (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, (optional)

Method​

  1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. When the butter is melted, add onions and mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add the stock, white wine, dill, thyme, paprika, Worcestershire and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer over low heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid reduces by ⅓, about 10 minutes.

    large pot of mushrooms sautéed with butter and onions
  2. In a small bowl, whisk flour into the milk until smooth. Add the milk mixture to the soup and cook, stirring occasionally, until the soup begins to thicken, about 10 more minutes.

    heavy cream being poured into mushroom onion mixture in a large pot
  3. Over low heat, slowly stir in the sour cream, and lemon juice until fully incorporated.

    gold ladle scooping Hungarian mushroom soup out of a large pot
  4. Divide the soup into four bowls and top with fresh parsley to serve.

    hungarian mushroom soup in a ceramic bowl topped with sour cream, fresh parsley and crusty bread

Notes​

Yields 5 cups of soup. If serving 4 people as a main dish, we recommend doubling the recipe.

To Freeze: Cool completely. Store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 1 month. 24 hours before serving, place the soup in the refrigerator to thaw. Transfer to a soup pot set over medium-high heat. Cook the soup, stirring constantly until warmed through. The soup will look like it had separated at first but as it heats through it will come together nicely!

Nutrition Info​

  • Per Serving
  • Amount
  • Calories363
  • Protein11 g
  • Carbohydrates35 g
  • Total Fat17 g
  • Dietary Fiber3 g
  • Cholesterol43 mg
  • Sodium593 mg
  • Total Sugars10 g
 
We make Hungarian Mushroom soup a few times every fall. But we use chantrelles. It is delicious - one of my favorites!
 
It doesn’t seem very Hungarian with that meager amount of paprika…that would be my suggestion…tablespoon not teaspoon.
 
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That sounds delicious, I’ll have to try it. But I’ve never seen a boiling soup reduce liquid volume by 1/3 in ten minutes, that part has got to be wrong or it’s one heckuva boil.
 
It doesn’t seem very Hungarian with that meager amount of paprika…that would be my suggestion…tablespoon not teaspoon.
Thanks Roper! That's the kind of advice I'm looking for..
 
Sounds delicious. Maybe a little dry sherry while sauteing the mushrooms, but not much else to suggest here. Would be great with chanterelles and other wild varieties...
Sweet! Getting even better!
 
Also agree. Having visited Hungary and Slovenia I can attest to that. Some dishes have so much paprika in them that it almost acts as a thickening agent.
 
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I added twice the paprika.. could add more. My mother had it for lunch, it needed a little salt. I tasted it after cooking and it will be dinner for me.. and this is for running around all day.. podiatrist, bought a new printer 🖨 for mom after hers died just after the year long warranty ended.. POS!! Lemon.. ask me how I really feel..
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