Hungarian Sausage Loaf Recipes

HUNGARIAN NOODLES WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the egg noodles and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until crumbled and lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add the onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic, red peppers and paprika and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add the chicken broth, cabbage and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook until the cabbage is tender, about 4 minutes.
• Add the noodles and sour cream to the sausage mixture. Cook, stirring, until well coated, about 30 seconds (do not boil). Add the reserved cooking water as needed to loosen. Stir in the dill and season with salt and pepper.

HUNGARIAN HOT SAUSAGE AND LENTIL STOUP

Steps:

• Heat a medium soup pot over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, then add sausage to pot and brown and crumble it, then add garlic, onions and mushrooms. Cook a few minutes, then add carrots, lentils, potato, salt and pepper, bay leaf, paprika or substitute mixture and rosemary (leaves will fall from stems as stoup cooks). Add tomatoes and broth and cover pot then raise heat to high and bring to a boil. Uncover pot and place heat back a bit but keep stoup at a good rolling boil. Cook 15 minutes until lentils and potatoes are tender. Wilt in greens in small bunches, remove rosemary stems and turn off heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Serve in shallow bowls with bread and butter to mop up stoup. Reheat leftovers thinning it with broth or water.

SAUSAGE LOAF

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg and milk together.
• Add in the sausage, crackers, onion, and pepper; mix well using your hands to incorporate ingredients.
• Place mixture in a lightly greased 8x4x2 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in a 350°F oven for about 1 hour or until sausage is no longer pink.
• Pour off excess grease.
• Let stand for 5 minutes; remove from pan and slice.

HUNGARIAN PORK LOAF

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine stuffing mix and buttermilk; let stand for 15 minutes. Add pork, egg, parsley, garlic salt and 1/2 teaspoon paprika; mix well. , Press into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°-170°; drain. Sprinkle with remaining paprika.

KILLER HUNGARIAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• combine first 10 ingredients in large bowl, I use my hands to break up meat then a spoon to add veggies.
• make a well in middle and add beaten eggs to bread crumbs in the well, then use spoon to mix with meat mixture.
• layer 1/2 meat mixture in 13 x 9 inch pan, (I prefer a glass pan).
• lay cheese over meat keeping it 1 inch from edge.
• layer the rest of the meat over the cheese and pat into shape.
• use a blender to puree tomato(s).
• add sugar and vinegar to pureed tomato, mix well then pour over meat loaf.
• bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour 15 minutes.
• serve and enjoy.

HUNGARIAN POTATO AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a soup pot over medium heat. Add sausage and cook and stir until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove sausage to a bowl, leaving behind any butter in the pot.
• Toss onion into the pot with 1 teaspoon salt. Cook and stir until onion just starts to turn translucent and picks up a brown color from the meat juices in the pan, 4 to 5 minutes. Add flour; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and paprika; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute, being careful not to burn the paprika.
• Stir in 5 cups chicken broth. Increase heat to high and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally so flour does not stick to the bottom of the pot. Stir in cabbage and cook until it just loses its stiffness, about 2 minutes. Stir in potatoes and bring back to a simmer. Add black pepper, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf, plus a splash of chicken broth if desired. Bring back to a simmer.
• Stir soup and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are very soft and tender, about 30 minutes. Add sausage and vinegar and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste and adjust for salt.
• Remove from heat and ladle into bowls. Garnish with sour cream, green onions, and cayenne pepper.