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Pork perkelt

Pork perkelt

Perkelt is a dish originally from Hungary, but it has also found its place in our cuisine. Cubes of pork sautéed in an onion base, with a good dose of spices – from paprika, to pepper, to chili – for lovers of spicy dishes.

Ingredients · Servings 4
  • 500 g pork shoulder
  • 2 tablespoons fat
  • 2 onions
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 140 g tomato puree
  • 140 g sour cream
  • 3 tablespoons sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • broth (or 1 bouillon cube)
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • chili (or hot pepper)
  • ground pepper
  • ground cumin
  • water
Method · 50 min
  1. Finely chop the onion and fry in oil. Once translucent, add the diced meat.
  2. Add salt, paprika, pepper, hot paprika or chili, ground cumin and sauté together for about 5 minutes.
  3. Pour hot water or broth over the meat and cook in a pressure cooker for about 20 minutes.
  4. Once the meat is soft, add a little broth or water (if you cooked with water, add broth). Puree and cook together.
  5. Whisk the flour into the sour cream to thicken it and pour it into the boiling perkelt.
  6. Stir and let it cook. Finally, add the garlic and season to taste.

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