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Catfish paprikash served with cottage cheese pasta
Juicy catfish paprikash with fresh parsley

Catfish paprikash

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses
Catfish Paprikash is one of the pinnacles of Hungarian cuisine, where fatty, tasty catfish meets thick, paprika sauce. Catfish meat is firmer than other fish, so it doesn't fall apart during cooking, its texture is almost reminiscent of veal. The secret of a good paprikash is the 'pörkölt base': the puréeing of onion and pepper gives the body of the sauce, which sour cream makes silky.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 40 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 680 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Large saucepan
  • Chopping board, knife
  • Ladle

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Fish

Instructions

1 ✓

Wash the catfish, pat dry, and cut into 3-4 cm cubes. Salt thoroughly, and set aside in the fridge.

Tip: Salting compacts the fish meat, so it falls apart less when cooking.
2 ✓

Make a stew base: sauté the finely chopped onion in the fat. Remove from heat, stir in the paprika.

Tip: Paprika burns in oil if left on the heat, and becomes bitter. Dissolve in the fat, but carefully.
3 ✓

Add the diced pepper and tomato, as well as a little water. Cook back down to the fat until the vegetables start to mush (approx. 15-20 minutes).

Tip: This thick sauce is the soul of the dish. Don't skimp on time!
4 ✓

Put the fish into the base. Pour on enough water just to cover. Simmer uncovered on low heat for approx. 10-15 minutes.

Tip: Don't stir with a spoon as you'll break the fish! Just shake the pan.
5 ✓

Mix the sour cream with a little flour (optional for thickening) and the hot sauce (tempering), then drizzle back into the pan. Bring to the boil once.

Tip: Thickening (habarás) thickens and softens the flavours.
6 ✓

Serve hot, with parsley on top.

Recipe FAQ

The sour cream curdled, why?
You put cold sour cream into the hot dish. Always temper it: mix a ladle of hot sauce into the sour cream before pouring it back.
What side dish goes with it?
Traditionally cottage cheese pasta (túrós csusza), but dill-cottage cheese dumplings are also excellent.

Ingredients

  • 600 g African or Grey Catfish fillet
  • 2 pcs Onions
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Fat or oil
  • 2 tsp Paprika (sweet)
  • 200 ml Soured cream (20%)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 pinch Pepper
  • 1 bunch Parsley
  • 200 g Yellow wax peppers (TV paprika) or Bell pepper
  • 200 g Tomatoes