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Hungarian-Style Smoky Basa Soup With Soured Cream & Ciabatta

This Hungarian-style 'fisherman's soup' is a real smokeshow. First, blitz paprika, garlic and onion for your tomato base, then toss in your basa and poach till tender. Serve up with toasted ciabattas and tangy soured cream. Delicious.

35 mins
470kcal
Hungarian
Hungarian-Style Smoky Basa Soup With Soured Cream & Ciabatta
4.5

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Tomato paste (32g)
Tomato paste (32g)
Ground paprika (1tsp)
Ground paprika (1tsp)
Soured cream (80g)
Soured cream (80g)
Vegetable stock mix (11g)
Vegetable stock mix (11g)
Ciabatta x2
Ciabatta x2
Basa fillets (2pcs)
Basa fillets (2pcs)
White potato
White potato
Green pepper
Green pepper
Parsley (5g)
Parsley (5g)
Garlic clove x2
Garlic clove x2
Brown onion
Brown onion

You'll also need

Vegetable oil, Sugar, Pepper, Salt, Water, Butter (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1.

Peel and finely slice your brown onion[s]

Deseed your pepper[s] (scrape the seeds and pith out with a teaspoon) and cut into thin strips

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Peel your potato[es], then chop into small bite-sized cubes

Step 1
2.

Boil a kettle

Heat a pot with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium-high heat

Once hot, add the sliced onion and pepper strips with a pinch of salt and cook for 4-5 min or until beginning to soften

Once softened, transfer the softened pepper to a bowl with half the softened onion and set aside for later

Step 2
3.

Return the pot with the remaining softened onion to a medium heat and add the chopped potato and chopped garlic with your tomato paste, ground paprika and 2 tsp [3 tsp] [4 tsp] sugar and cook for 1-2 min or until fragrant

Once fragrant, add your vegetable stock mix and 700ml [910ml] [1.2L] boiled water and cook, covered, for 18-20 min or until the potato is fork-tender

Step 3
4.

Meanwhile, chop your parsley finely, including the stalks

Pat your basa fillet[s] dry with kitchen paper, then chop into large, bite-sized pieces

Step 4
5.

Once the potato is tender, remove the pot from the heat and blitz until smooth with a (stick) blender – this is your Hungarian-style smoky soup base

Step 5
6.

Return the Hungarian-style smoky soup base to a bring to a boil over a high heat

Add the chopped basa, the reserved onion & pepper to the pot with a pinch of salt and pepper and once boiling, reduce to heat to medium and cook for 4-5 min or until cooked through – this is your Hungarian-style smoky basa soup

Tip: Your fish is cooked once it turns opaque and flakes easily

Step 6
7.

Slice your ciabatta[s] in half and place in the toaster for 2-3 min or until toasted

Once toasted, spread a knob of butter on each toasted ciabatta half

Step 7
8.

Serve the Hungarian-style smoky basa soup and top with a dollop of your soured cream and sprinkle with the chopped parsley

Season with a good grind of pepper and serve the buttered ciabatta to the side

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
470kcal
Energy
12g
Fat
61.4g
Carbohydrate
6.4g
Fibre
29.1g
Protein
2.3g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (fish, gluten, milk).

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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