Palóc Soup Pataky Style, from Lamb

Name: Palóc Soup Pataky Style, from Lamb
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 SERVINGS
Cuisine: Magyaros
Ingredients: 500 g lamb stew meat; 100 g smoked or Transylvanian bacon; 350 g waxy potatoes; 350 g green beans or haricots verts; 2 pcs or 200 g onion; 4 cloves garlic; Fresh dill; Fresh tarragon; 2 pcs bay leaf; 2 liters broth; 200 ml sour cream; 1 tablespoon flour; 1 tablespoon fat; Salt; Pepper; Paprika; 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar; A little caraway, to taste; 1 small bell pepper; 1 small tomato

4 SERVINGS

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INGREDIENTS

500 g lamb stew meat
100 g smoked or Transylvanian bacon
350 g waxy potatoes
350 g green beans or haricots verts
2 pcs or 200 g onion
4 cloves garlic
Fresh dill
Fresh tarragon
2 pcs bay leaf
2 liters broth
200 ml sour cream
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon fat
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
A little caraway, to taste
1 small bell pepper
1 small tomato

PREPARATION

1
Slice the bacon and render its fat, then remove the cracklings.
2
Sauté the finely diced onion and garlic in the rendered fat.
3
Cut the meat into 2x2 cm cubes and brown it with the onion base over high heat, season with salt, pepper, and if desired, caraway and bay leaf, then braise the meat until semi-tender.
4
Peel the potatoes, clean the green beans.
5
If making a roux, toast the flour in a spoonful of fat until golden brown. Once toasted, you can add a crushed garlic clove and a spoonful of paprika, but be careful not to burn them! Once mixed, immediately start thinning with cold water or broth.
6
If making a liaison, simply mix the flour with the sour cream until smooth.
7
When the meat is semi-tender, add the peeled tomatoes, halved green bell pepper, and finely diced potatoes, then 10 minutes later, add the green beans. Add the roux or liaison and bring to a thorough boil.
8
Season with dill, tarragon, salt, pepper, and a little vinegar. Serve hot with fresh sourdough bread and sour cream.

Tip

The soup can also be made with beef, veal, or pork. Some people also add carrots. If you get nice tarragon, it's worth making a bottle of tarragon vinegar. To do this, simply place a nice bunch of tarragon into a bottle of good quality white wine vinegar and let it sit for a few days.

Pataky Péter

Péter enjoys exploring the world's thousand-flavored playground alongside classic Hungarian dishes. Currently, he utilizes his knowledge as a chef, restaurant consultant, in cooking shows, and as a co-owner of a sous vide meat processing plant. Taste his delicacies!