Bableves

Name: Bableves
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 2 cups dried beans, soaked; 200g smoked pork; 2 tbsp paprika; 1/2 cup sour cream

Bableves/BAH-bleh-vesh/

Also known as: Hungarian Bean Soup

About this dish

A thick, smoky bean soup with paprika, often finished with sour cream and vinegar.

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Ingredients

🫘2 cups dried beans, soaked

🥩200g smoked pork

🌶️2 tbsp paprika

🥛1/2 cup sour cream

Method

Serves 2

Simmer the soaked beans with smoked pork until nearly tender.

Sauté onion and paprika together to make a base roux.

Stir the roux into the beans and continue simmering until thickened.

Season with salt and a splash of vinegar.

Serve hot with a swirl of sour cream.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bableves is a traditional Hungarian bean soup, commonly cooked with smoked meat for depth of flavor.

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