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Zöldborsóleves (zöldborsóleves)

Hungarian velvety green pea soup, thickened with flour and sour cream, and brightened with fresh parsley. It's made in spring, with the first peas of the season.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

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Nutrition facts

313 kcal per serving

Protein
10.2 g
Carbohydrates
18.6 g
of which sugars
8.3 g
Fat
19.8 g
of which saturated fat
10.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Finely slice the onion and gently cook it in the butter and oil for 5 minutes, without letting it colour.
  2. Sprinkle over the flour, stir for 1 minute, then gradually whisk in the hot stock.
  3. Add the peas, the sugar and a pinch of salt, then simmer gently for 12 minutes.
  4. Off the heat, blend the soup until smooth.
  5. Mix the sour cream with a ladleful of soup, then stir it back into the pan.
  6. Add half of the chopped parsley and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
  7. Serve hot, topped with the rest of the parsley and a pinch of sweet paprika.

Variations and tips

Garlic version. Add 1 crushed garlic clove with the onion.

Lighter version. Replace the sour cream with 100 g of plain yoghurt.

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Original Ecomely recipe.