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Paprikás Krumpli

Name: Paprikás Krumpli
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 800 g waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into 3 cm chunks; 2 tbsp neutral oil or lard; 1 large onion, finely diced; 2 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika; 200 g smoked sausage, sliced; 1 green pepper, sliced; 1 tomato, chopped; 500 ml hot water or light stock; Salt and black pepper; Sour cream, to serve

Hungarian paprika potatoes with sausage — one pot, thirty-five minutes, absurdly good.

Prep 10 min Cook 25 min Total 35 min 4 servings easy

Method

Heat the oil in a wide pot and cook the onion over medium heat until soft and translucent, about 6 minutes.
Pull the pot off the heat, stir in the paprika, and let it bloom for 20 seconds — burnt paprika turns bitter.
Add the sausage, pepper, and tomato. Return to the heat and cook for 3 minutes.
Add the potatoes and enough hot water to almost cover. Season generously.
Simmer uncovered for 20-25 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and the liquid has thickened into a sauce.
Rest for 5 minutes off the heat, then serve with a spoonful of sour cream.

The sauce should coat the potatoes, not drown them. If it looks thin at the end, mash a couple of potato chunks against the side of the pot and simmer for two more minutes.

Make it vegetarian: skip the sausage and add a teaspoon of smoked paprika plus a tin of drained white beans in the last five minutes.

#one-pot
#budget
#comfort-food

Published 20 Jul 2026