🍲 Hungarian Chicken Soup (Tyúkhúsleves)

This is a traditional Hungarian comfort dish, often served on Sundays or holidays. It’s made with rich chicken broth, plenty of vegetables, and egg noodles (csigatészta), simmered slowly for deep flavor.

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (or 2–3 lbs chicken parts with bone)
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 2 parsnips, sliced
• 1 medium onion, peeled
• ½ small celeriac (celery root), peeled and cut in chunks
• 1 small kohlrabi (optional)
• 1 small bunch parsley greens
• Salt & pepper, to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp whole peppercorns
• Water (about 3–4 quarts)
• Homemade egg noodles (csigatészta) or fine vermicelli

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