This Hungarian Pea Soup recipe, courtesy of my mom, is a simple dish that can be made in less than 30 minutes. The nokedli, or traditional Hungarian dumplings, add body to the soup without weighing down the delicious blend of sauteed onion and authentic Hungarian paprika.
Side Dish
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
For the soup:
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup white onion, finely chopped
- 6 cups of low sodium chicken broth
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 Tablespoon Wondra flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Hungarian paprika
- 1 bag (1 lb.) frozen peas
- 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
For the nokedli:
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups Wondra flour
Instructions
For the soup:
- In a large pot over medium heat, saute the chopped onion in 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil until the onion is translucent.
- Add the chicken stock to the sauteed onions and let simmer until warm.
- In a separate pot, make a rue by melting 1 tablespoon of butter then whisking in 1 tablespoon of Wondra flour and a ½ teaspoon of paprika. Allow the rue to thicken into a paste.
- Whisk ½ of a cup of the chicken/onion stock into the rue. Then add the mixture into the larger pot of stock.
- Bring the soup to a boil then reduce it to medium heat to simmer.
- Stir in the frozen peas, chopped parsley, salt and sugar.
- Spoon the pea soup over a bowl of nokedli (recipe below).
For the nokedli:
- Boil a large pot of salted water.
- In a large bowl, beat together the eggs with the water and salt.
- Slowly whisk in the flour, a half cup at a time, until the dough is tacky but still wet.
- Scoop the dough into a spaetzel maker and run it over the boiling water. If you don't have a spaetzel maker you can use the back side of a spoon to scoop small dumplings of the dough into the boiling water.
- The nokedli are ready when they float to the top of the water.
- Use a slotted spoon to removed the cooked nokedli.
- Spoon the Hungarian Pea Soup over a bowl of the nokedli.
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Nutrition
Calories: 393kcal, Carbohydrates: 62g, Protein: 17g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 89mg, Sodium: 725mg, Potassium: 399mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 645IU, Vitamin C: 7mg, Calcium: 39mg, Iron: 4mg
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I made this over the weekend and it brought back so many amazing memories of growing up. My father and aunt are from Budapest and my aunt used to make this for us at least once a week. She now has dementia and every time I think of her, I remember this soup. I brought some to my dad and his response was, “I am back in Budapest!” Thank you for this!
Love this, Anna! I’m so thrilled you and your dad enjoyed the recipe!
so glad I “found” this site. will be visiting it often. thanks!
Welcome to Just a Taste, Arlene! I hope you enjoy the recipes :)
Love the soup. Do you know how many calories.
I’m thrilled you enjoyed the recipe, Micki! And each serving is estimated to have 393 calories.
Just found your blog… I figured there might be some Hungarian roots in that last name! Haven’t tried this recipe but am enjoying going through your blog… this looks so familiar… and the wonder flour… the “authentic Hungarian Paprika”… Only when most of the paprika one has ever used comes from a village in Hungary from relatives … homemade, does one know the difference it can and does make in Hungarian cooking.
Thanks so much, Marika!
Love, love, love this soup!
Remind me so much of my mother.
We used to cook this, together, when she was alive!
Just the smell invokes happy memories!
I so loved reading your comment, Anna! Thank you for sharing :)
I thought it was very good and easy to make, didn’t have a lot of peas so I used the frozen vegetables mix.The flavor was great ,will definitely make again.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Candy!
Unbelievable! My family is coming over for dinner tomorrow night and I just thought – I wish I had the recipe for the pea soup with nokedli my mother used to make. While I have several of her recipes, sadly too many are gone with her in memory.
Thanks!
After traveling to Prague a couple falls back :) I wondered how Eastern Europeans could possibly stay warm thru the winter. here’s the answer- and a delicious one! This was great, Kelly! Preparation was straight forward and pretty quick. I used all purpose flour since I didn’t have the Wondra- and everything seemed to turn out. The soups color was brilliant.lots of flavour, unlike many salty soups. (and it is a great vegetarian dish!). Perfect for a cold day on the farm- my mom already asked what recipe we are going to try next and if you cater. haha Thanks.