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Festive jellied meat – Kocsonya

Hungarian jellied meat

Kocsonya [ˈkot͡ʃoɲɒ] is an Eastern European festive dish, that truly defines the “nose to tail” eating that entails using the less fashionable cuts.  “If you’re going to kill the animal it seems only polite to use the whole thing.”  as the often…

Paprika Mushroom Stew – Gomba Paprikas

Introduction This recipe features a traditional Hungarian paprika mushroom stew that is ideal for colder seasons. It provides a great meat-free alternative with all the flavor. The dish is very similar to the classic Hungarian paprika chicken, but with mushrooms.…

Cabbage in Tomato Sauce – Paradicsomos Káposzta

Cabbage in tomato sauce

A rustic vegetable dish usually served with roast meats or fasirozott (fried meatball patties) but nice with just some bread or langos which is a fried flat bread. Despite being simple it can be very tasty if the cabbage is cooked right,…

Stuffed peppers in tomato sauce

Toltott paprika

These days I make this dish with lean ground turkey but the traditional is made with pork. For a most authentic taste use Hungarian wax peppers (image below), if it’s not available any other sweet pepper will give you a…