Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
19 recipes
Hungarian-Style Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Juicy cabbage rolls of rice and pork nestled in sauerkraut with smoky bacon and paprika — a Hungarian classic that traditionally tastes even better the next day.
Walnut Palacsinta
Delicate thin Hungarian pancakes with a fragrant ground walnut filling, drizzled with glossy hot chocolate sauce.
Dobos Torte
A legendary Hungarian cake made of six thin sponge layers, delicate chocolate buttercream, and a signature crisp caramel top.
Chicken Paprikash
Tender chicken thighs braised in a spicy sour cream and paprika sauce with tomatoes and bell peppers – a classic Hungarian dish traditionally served with homemade noodles or dumplings.
Langos
A Hungarian fried yeast flatbread with a crisp, thin center and puffy edges, brushed with garlic water and generously topped with sour cream and grated cheese.
Hungarian Lecsó
A hearty Hungarian lecsó with juicy bell peppers, ripe tomatoes and onion, seasoned with fragrant paprika — with smoked sausage if you like — simmered into a thick, aromatic sauce.
Nokedli
Hungarian flour dumplings, nokedli, are a quick homemade side for paprikash or goulash: a thick egg dough is cut into small pieces straight into boiling water, and the cooked dumplings are then pan-fried in butter until lightly golden.
Palacsinta with Cheese Filling
Delicate Hungarian palacsinta pancakes filled with a mixture of curd cheese, raisins and lemon zest, baked under a creamy sour cream topping until golden.
Mushroom Perkelt
A Hungarian mushroom and onion stew in a delicate paprika sauce with sour cream and marjoram.
Pork Perkelt
Hungarian pork perkelt — a hearty stew with tender meat in a thick sauce of caramelized onion, sweet paprika, garlic and tomato.
Rakott Krumpli
A Hungarian home-style casserole made of layers of boiled potatoes, eggs, smoked sausage and fried onion, generously layered with sour cream and baked until golden-brown on top.
Goulash Soup
A hearty Hungarian beef soup loaded with paprika, caraway, garlic and vegetables — a true gulyásleves to warm you up in any weather.
Túrós Csusza
A Hungarian classic: wide noodles in a creamy sauce of cottage cheese and sour cream, generously topped with crispy fried bacon bits.
Hungarian Goulash
A hearty Hungarian beef and potato soup, seasoned with fragrant sweet paprika and caraway, simmered low and slow until velvety tender.
Hungarian-Style Stuffed Peppers
Juicy bell peppers filled with a rice and meat filling, simmered in a delicate tomato sauce following a classic Hungarian recipe, and served with a dollop of sour cream.
Spinach Fözelék
A classic Hungarian fözelék — tender spinach purée in a creamy milk sauce with a golden flour roux, garlic and sour cream.
Hungarian-style Green Pea Főzelék
A delicate Hungarian főzelék made with green peas, thickened with a traditional buttery roux and finished with sour cream — served with a fried egg as a light standalone dish.
Halászlé
A rich Hungarian fish soup made from river fish stewed in a fragrant base of onion, garlic, and sweet and hot paprika.
Somlói Galuska
A legendary Hungarian dessert from the Gundel restaurant: three sponge cake layers — plain, cocoa and walnut — soaked in rum syrup, layered with vanilla cream and served as soft dumpling-shaped scoops with hot chocolate sauce and whipped cream.