Hungarian Mushroom Soup – Barefeet in the Kitchen

Hungarian Mushroom Soup is a evenly creamy, wealthy soup, filled with earthy mushroom taste that’s brightened by a squeeze of lemon juice added at the finish of cooking.

This is one in all my favourite soups – and I simply don’t make it usually sufficient! This is a bowl of soup merely supreme for a cold day.

Oh. My. Word. How did I neglect simply how superb this soup is?? I’ll admit that with over 1800 recipes on this web site, it may be slightly difficult at instances to recollect precisely what I’ve made and when, however wow. Just wow. I remembered having fun with the soup, however this has blown my thoughts yet again.

I remade it some time again to shoot some new pictures and I couldn’t cease consuming it. I had an enormous bowl for lunch after which had one other bowl for dinner after I shared it with my household.

I have already got it on our meal plan once more. This one goes to be in the common rotation for some time. If you’re a mushroom lover, this soup must be in your should-make-as-quickly-as-doable record.

Our buddy Joe was a Hungarian American and he was a present in my household’s life for over 15 years. He handed away 5 years in the past, a number of months earlier than we moved to Ohio. We have been fortunate sufficient to dwell throughout the avenue from him in Phoenix for a number of years and I all the time tried to ask him over for dinner after I was attempting a brand new Hungarian recipe.

Joe’s dad and mom fled from Hungary when he and his brother have been only a few years outdated. The largest praise I’ve ever obtained on my recipes was when he would grin and move his plate for seconds after telling me that the dish tasted precisely the approach his mom used to make it.

Hungarian Mushroom Soup

I can’t imagine I waited so lengthy to make this soup! It is implausible. Other mushroom soups I’ve tried have been watery and missing in taste, although I really like mushrooms!

Not the case with this one. It’s evenly creamy, wealthy and filled with savory taste brightened by a squeeze of lemon juice added at the finish of cooking. The recent dill brings out the absolute best of the mushroom style and I couldn’t get sufficient of that broth.

I made an enormous pot of this soup for lunch and between my three boys and myself, there wasn’t a single chew left for my husband to style later.

They all requested for seconds. I used to be bummed to not have any leftovers the subsequent day. Lesson discovered: ever since then, I double the recipe after I make this soup.

Since I first posted this recipe, I’ve made it a number of extra instances; we proceed to like each batch of it simply as a lot as the first. Bonus–the leftovers style even higher the subsequent day! 

I’ve made this soup numerous instances over the years and I’ve additionally discovered to double the mushrooms. (The recipe beneath is already doubled. If you favor extra broth and fewer mushrooms, the authentic recipe calls for less than 16 ounces of mushrooms.)

Other than that, I haven’t tweaked this recipe all that a lot from the authentic. My complete household loves it – even the child who isn’t an enormous fan of mushrooms.

Hungarian Mushroom Soup Recipe

Start by heating olive oil in a big pot over medium warmth. Add onions and cook dinner for a few minutes. Add the mushrooms, soy sauce, dill, paprika, and about half a cup of inventory.

Stir to mix after which cowl with lid. Simmer for quarter-hour. Remove the mushroom combination and liquid from the pot to a bowl and put aside.

Place the pot again on the range over medium warmth and soften butter in it. Add the cornstarch and whisk till creamy. This ought to solely take a couple of minute. Slowly add the milk whereas whisking always.

Cook, stirring always, till the combination thickens, about 5 minutes.

Add the mushroom combination again into the pot together with the remainder of the inventory. Cover with the lid and simmer for one more 10 minutes or so.

Just earlier than serving, add the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Remove a small quantity of broth from the pot and whisk the bitter cream into it. Add this combination again into the pot and stir to mix.

This recipe makes sufficient soup for 4 hungry individuals as a full meal or for 8 individuals served with a facet of crusty bread and a light-weight salad.

Looking for extra mushroom recipes? These Rosemary Mushrooms could be simply your type, too.

Leftovers of this soup will preserve fantastically in the fridge for 3 or 4 days. In reality, this soup makes a wonderful make-forward meal as a result of it tastes even higher after the flavors have an opportunity to mingle.

You may freeze this soup in freezer-secure luggage or hermetic containers. Let thaw in the fridge or at room temperature earlier than reheating on the range or in the microwave. If you take pleasure in mushrooms, you’re going to like this meal!

Hungarian Recipes

Thanks to our buddy Joe and my sister’s mom-in-legislation Jenny, Hungarian and Polish recipes have change into a few of our household’s favorites over the years. If you’re in the temper for a full Eastern European feast, serve this soup as an appetizer for a meal of Layered Cabbage Rolls.

Never one to be deterred from my favourite meals by lack of time to cook dinner, I additionally love this fast and simple tackle cabbage rolls, Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls.

Three easy substances mix to create Polish Kapusta. If you’re a fan of crock-pot cooking, this is a superb meal to begin in the morning after which neglect about all day. And whereas it might be slightly extra Polish than Hungarian, you may additionally like this {20 Minute} Kielbasa Cabbage Potato Skillet.

Do you know the way to make Pierogi? Buttery, crisp Pierogies full of potatoes, cheese, and sauerkraut are a vacation favourite from the very first chew for everybody who tries them.

{initially revealed 2/13/12 – recipe notes and images up to date 3/6/24}

recipe gently tailored from and with due to The Moosewood Cookbook by way of For The Love Of Cooking