Nov 17, 2011
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Karfiolleves (Paprika-Spiced Cauliflower Soup)

This recipe for paprika-spiced cauliflower soup comes from chef Andrea Németh at the restaurant Bagolyvár in Budapest. To form the tiny dumplings, called galuska, she simply drops bits of dough into the simmering broth. This recipe first appeared in our November 2011 issue along with Beth Kracklauer's story The Art of Soup.
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SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup flour
½ tsp. kosher salt
6 tbsp. unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
1 egg
1 ½ tbsp. Hungarian hot paprika
1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
6 cups vegetable stock
1 small head cauliflower, large stem removed, cut into florets
1 medium carrot, peeled and finely chopped 
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 small bunch flat-leaf parsley, stemmed and finely chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Make the dumplings: In a bowl, stir together flour and salt; add 2 tbsp. butter, and using your fingers, rub into flour until pea-size crumbles form. Add egg, and stir until dough forms; refrigerate until ready to use.

2. Heat remaining butter in a 6-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat; add paprika and onion, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add vegetable stock, cauliflower, and carrot; season with salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Using a ½-tsp. measuring spoon, portion out and drop all dumpling dough into simmering soup; cook, stirring occasionally, until dumplings are cooked through, about 3 minutes.

3. To serve, ladle soup and dumplings into 4 serving bowls, and garnish with parsley.
Karfiolleves (Paprika-Spiced Cauliflower Soup)

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #142

Ratings & Reviews (15)

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This soup was delicious and spicy. It's our new favorite way to use cauliflower - and BONUS! it freezes well. I used basque red pepper as I was out of hot hungarian paprika.
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Agree with first reviewer. Delicious and spicy. Also healthy! Loved the dumplings. For those who want it less spicy replace the hot paprika or a portion with sweet smoked paprika. Also go easy on the salt as it tends to get saltier as u let it boil and cook. I had to add a cup of water to tone it down. Next time I ll put less salt than usual. U could also add a few chopped fresh spinach a few minutes before it s done. Serve with some nice crusty bread!
My mother made the galuska with Cream of Wheat. She learned this from her mother, an ethinic Hungarian who immigrated from Transylvania to the US in the early 1900s. I assume they used the Cream of Wheat in place of a Hungarian or Transylanian semolina-like flour that was not available where they lived in the US. I'd love to know what that "flour" was exactly. I have tried the galuska with both the Cream of Wheat and semolina and the big difference from the flour version is that you have too cook them longer. They are a little chewier but we liked that!
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Made this tonight for my brother's family and they all loved it. Switched out 2/3 of the hot paprika with regular paprika as the nephew's don't like spicy, still came out great. Bonus as the nephews really liked the soup as well.
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I love this soup, though I thought the dumplings needed a little more oomph. Nevertheless, it was authentically Hungarian tasting. I used a 1/4 chicken broth along with the vegetable broth for a little more body. Fantastic soup for a cold night.
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I've made this soup about ten times now as cauliflower is really cheap in the farmers' markets in the fall. My family likes hot, but hot Hungarian paprika was not available in my area so I added a little habanero chile. Recently, I made a trip to New York City and bought some hot Hungarian paprika.

I liked the dumplings, so I added a little more flour to make more.
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This recipe has a great flavor, but is much too spicy. I will make it again, but with sweet paprika.
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A lovely light soup. I used the last of some great Hungarian hot paprika that a dear friend brought me from a trip to Budapest. Didn't have quite enough so supplemented with some smoked paprika. The only other change I made was to use low sodium chicken broth in the place of the vegetable stock. Loved the little dumplings that resembled cauliflower florets when cooked. Will definitely put this one in the make again file.
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Worked quite well for me. Hopefully by summer's end I will have enough of the Alma paprika peppers in the garden to make fresh paprika to try in this dish. The fresher, the better, no?
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a very tasty soup
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Really delicious. Just don't put too much cauliflower in as I did. You want it be a kind of light soup. The dumplings are great, too! I do think a bit of chicken broth (maybe mixed with the vegetable broth) might add depth and richness, but it's still a great recipe that I will make again and again.
Just made the soup, without the dumplings. It's spicy and delicious. I love it, I hope my husband likes it as much as I do when he gets home from work.
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This is soup is so great, I love the light but spicy flavor.
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This soup is the best. I've made it several times in the past year and am making it again tonight with some Romanesco cauliflower. Easy and delicious.
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why does the recipe not appear on this page?
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