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Recetas de cocina húngara

Goulash, pollo al pimentón y lángos: atrevida cocina de los Cárpatos condimentada con pimentón.

72recetas

25Easy

38Medium

9Hard

Sobre la cocina húngara

La cocina húngara se basa en una tríada: pimentón, manteca de cerdo o carne de cerdo rica en grasas y crema agria (tejföl). El pimentón llegó a través de los turcos otomanos en el siglo XVI, pero se volvió húngaro en Szeged y Kalocsa, donde los pimientos se secan y muelen en grados que van desde dulces (édesnemes) hasta picantes (erős). Gulyás comenzó como el estofado de los pastores de ganado magiares de la Gran Llanura (ternera, cebolla, pimentón y agua cocinados en un bogrács a fuego abierto) y sigue siendo una sopa en Hungría, no el espeso 'goulash' de los menús extranjeros.

La técnica que define la cocina es la base de pörkölt: las cebollas se sudan lentamente en grasa, se retira la olla del fuego, se agrega pimentón (se quema y se vuelve amargo en segundos) y luego se agrega la carne para estofar en su propio jugo. De esta base provienen el pörkölt y el paprikás; este último rematado con crema agria, como en el pollo paprikash con nokedli en forma de bola de masa. Halászlé, la sopa de pescadores de carpa y pimentón picante cocinada a lo largo del Tisza y el Danubio, puede ser el plato más picante de Europa Central.

Más allá del pimentón, a la cocina húngara le encantan las cosas rellenas y en capas: töltött káposzta (col rellena con chucrut y cerdo ahumado), rakott krumpli (patatas en capas, huevos y salchichas) y lecsó, el guiso de tomate y pimiento que se come durante todo el verano. La tradición pastelera es seria: rétes (strudel) con masa fina como papel estirada a mano, torta Dobos con caramelo, pastel de chimenea (kürtőskalács) y la cultura del café de Budapest que rivalizaba con la de Viena en su apogeo.

pimentón

Los pimientos molidos de Szeged y Kalocsa, desde dulces hasta picantes, dan color y sabor a toda la cocina, siempre añadidos fuera del fuego para evitar el amargor.

Pörkölt y pimentones

La técnica madre: cebollas engrasadas, pimentón y luego carne estofada lentamente; Terminar con crema agria y se convierte en paprikás.

Gulyás

La sopa de los pastores, hecha con carne de res, cebolla, pimentón, papa y fideos csipetke, es una sopa en Hungría, nunca un guiso espeso.

Crema agria (Tejföl)

La espesa crema agria húngara enriquece el pimentón, cubre el repollo relleno y los lángos, y equilibra la calidez del pimentón en todo el repertorio.

Lecsó y Pimientos

Un guiso de verano de pimientos, tomates y cebollas húngaros, que se come solo, con salchicha o con huevos mezclados.

Strudel y pastelería de cafetería

Las rétes estiradas a mano, la torta Dobos y la somlói galuska descienden de la cultura de los cafés de la época dorada de Budapest.

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Kürtőskalács (Hungarian Chimney Cake)

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60 min260 calHard

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135 min460 calMedium

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Hungarian Bean Soup with Smoked Ham Hock (Bableves)

A hearty bean soup simmered with smoked ham hock and paprika, finished with sour cream — Hungary's classic bableves.

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Hungarian Lecsó Omelette

A soft omelette folded around lecsó — Hungary's classic stewed peppers, tomatoes and onion — a home-style breakfast built on the country's favorite vegetable stew.

40 min320 calEasy

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20 min290 calEasy

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Baked Carp with Paprika and Lemon

Whole carp baked with a paprika-lemon butter — a traditional Hungarian Christmas Eve fish dish with deep, warm spice.

50 min380 calMedium

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Hungarian Túrós Rétes (Sweet Cheese Strudel)

Paper-thin stretched strudel dough wrapped around a sweet farmer's cheese filling — Hungary's beloved túrós rétes, a fixture of coffee-house culture.

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Hungarian Cucumber Salad with Paprika and Sour Cream

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50 min230 calEasy

★4.4(24)

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90 min340 calHard

★4.7(42)

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Hortobágyi Palacsinta (Hungarian Savory Crepes with Paprikás Chicken)

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Hungarian Bableves-Style Smoked Ham and Bean Bowl

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80 min420 calEasy

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55 min480 calMedium

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Hungarian Slow-Onion Lentil Bowl (Lencsefőzelék-Style)

A creamy Hungarian lentil stew, lencsefőzelék-style, thickened with a paprika roux and finished with sour cream.

55 min390 calMedium

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Hungarian Stuffed Peppers (Töltött Paprika)

Classic Hungarian töltött paprika — bell peppers stuffed with rice and pork, simmered in a roasted-garlic tomato-paprika broth.

75 min410 calMedium

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Hungarian Layered Potato Casserole (Rakott Krumpli)

Rakott krumpli, Hungary's beloved layered potato bake with hard-boiled eggs, sausage and a black-pepper sour cream sauce.

70 min460 calMedium

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60 min640 calEasy

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Hungarian Vanilla Farina Pudding (Grízes Puding) with Black Pepper Cherries

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Preguntas frecuentes sobre la cocina húngara

¿Por qué es conocida la comida húngara?▾

Platos a base de pimentón sobre todo: gulyás (sopa gulash), pollo al pimentón con albóndigas nokedli, estofados de pörkölt y sopa de pescador (halászlé). Más allá de eso, repollo relleno, lángos (masa frita con crema agria y queso), guiso de pimiento lecsó y pasteles como strudel, torta Dobos y pastel de chimenea. La firma del sabor es el pimentón, la cebolla cocida en grasa y la crema agria.

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre gulash y pörkölt?▾

En Hungría, el gulyás es una sopa de ternera condimentada con pimentón, patatas, zanahorias y fideos csipetke pellizcados, que se come con cuchara. El pörkölt es el estofado espeso (carne guisada en una base de cebolla y pimentón con un mínimo de líquido) que los extranjeros suelen denominar "goulash". Agregue crema agria a un estofado estilo pörkölt y se convertirá en paprikás, como en el pollo paprikash.

¿La comida húngara es picante?▾

Generalmente tibio en lugar de caliente. La mayor parte de la cocina utiliza pimentón dulce (édesnemes), que proporciona un sabor intenso a pimienta y un color rojo sin mucho picante. El pimentón picante y los pimientos cherry frescos aparecen como condimentos de mesa, en particular la pasta Erős Pista, por lo que los comensales se adaptan individualmente. La excepción es el halászlé, la sopa de pescador de río, que es tradicionalmente picante.

¿Qué plato húngaro debería cocinar primero un principiante?▾

Paprikash de pollo: sudar abundante cebolla en grasa, agregar el pimentón dulce fuera del fuego, estofar los muslos de pollo en la base resultante y terminar con crema agria templada con un poco de harina. Sirva sobre nokedli (albóndigas de huevo rápidas raspadas en agua hirviendo) o fideos de huevo. Lecsó es aún más sencillo: pimientos, tomates, cebolla, pimentón y una sartén.

¿Por qué se añade pimentón fuera del fuego?▾

El pimentón molido es rico en azúcares que se queman en segundos en grasa caliente, volviendo el plato amargo y de color marrón turbio. Los cocineros húngaros retiran la olla del fuego, agregan pimentón a las cebollas blandas y la grasa, luego agregan inmediatamente carne o líquido para bajar la temperatura. Este único hábito marca la diferencia entre el pimentón de sabor auténtico y una imitación amarga.