Disharoo
Halászlé

Illustration — recipe images on Disharoo are AI-generated, not photographs of the finished dish. How these recipes are made

Halászlé

Hungarian fisherman's soup — whole freshwater fish simmered with masses of paprika and hot peppers in a fiery red broth.

Total time
70 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
55 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Hungarian

Ingredients

1.5kgwhole freshwater fish (carp or catfish), cleaned and cut into pieces
3onions, sliced
4 tbspHungarian paprika
2hot wax peppers or chillies
2 tbsptomato paste
saltto taste

Instructions

1

Simmer fish heads and bones with 1.5L water, onions and paprika 30 minutes. Strain.

2

Return broth to pan. Bring to boil.

3

Add fish pieces, hot peppers and tomato paste. Season.

4

Simmer 20 minutes without stirring — fish will break apart if stirred.

5

Serve in deep bowls with white bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
39
Protein
1.2g
Fat
0.1g
Carbs
9.1g
Fiber
1.7g
Sodium
8mg

Reviews

Leave a review
★★★★★
No account needed to post. New reviews are checked before they appear publicly.

More to cook

Other Hungarian recipes and similar dishes from the collection.

Lángos
Lángos
80 min·easy
Somlói Galuska
Somlói Galuska
60 min·hard
Magyaros Rakott Krumpli
Magyaros Rakott Krumpli
60 min·easy
Rákóczi Túrós
Rákóczi Túrós
80 min·hard
Chicken Paprikash
Chicken Paprikash
70 min·easy
Paprika Chicken
Paprika Chicken
55 min·medium
Browse all recipes·Cooking guides