Hungarian Caraway Soup - Köménymag Leves
Hungarian Caraway Soup is one of the traditional soups, that every family knows. Not just because is so tasty and healthy, but is one of the popular ones because of its simpleness, and quickness.
Ingredients
- 2-3 tbsp Caraway Seed
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large white onion
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp paprika powder
- 2-3 tbsp salt (or chicken bouillon powder)
- 8-9 cups water or vegetable broth
- 2 slices cubes of dried bread
Instructions
- Cut into cubes the bread and toast in the oven.
- Clean and cut a large white onion and braise it until seems transparent.
- Add the caraway seed after you braised the onion and keep mixing them.
- After 2-3 minutes, add the all-purpose flour. Mix it continuously. Flour has the purpose of thickening the texture of the soup. You can leave it out, but it will be fluid.
- Add paprika powder to the mixture. Mix it for a minute.
- Add little by little water or vegetable broth. You can add more or less than 8-9 cups, depends how much you want to make.
- Add salt and chicken bouillon powder to taste.
- Leave it on low heat and let the soup for 15-20 minutes to boil.
- Add the soup into a strainer and let all the ingredients from the soup stay on a strainer and let the liquid flow down in a different pot.
- Throw out the ingredients and enjoy the soup with the dry bread cubes.