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Pork stew served with sheep cheese dumplings
Juicy Hungarian pork stew with homemade cheese dumplings

Rustic Pork Stew with Sheep Cheese Dumplings

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses Side Dishes
A powerhouse of flavors. The thick, paprika-rich pork stew (Pörkölt) meets the bold taste of sheep cheese dumplings (Sztrapacska style). The sharp, fermented tang of the sheep cheese (Bryndza) elevates the sweet-savory stew to a new dimension. This isn't diet food; it's fuel for hard work or a soul-warming winter feast.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
⌛ Total Time 2 hrs
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 1150 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Heavy pot (Dutch oven)
  • Large pot for boiling
  • Spaetzle maker (or colander)
  • Mixing bowl

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Egg
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Make the stew base: Sauté onions in fat, add paprika (off heat), add meat and sear. Add tomato, pepper, and water. Simmer until tender.

Tip: Pork shoulder has fat that renders out, thickening the sauce and carrying the paprika flavor.
2 ✓

While meat cooks, make dumpling batter (Flour, Eggs, Salt, Water). It should be sticky.

Tip: The batter is thicker than pancake batter but looser than bread dough.
3 ✓

Mash the sheep cheese and mix with sour cream to create a coating sauce.

Tip: This mixture will coat the dumplings.
4 ✓

Boil the dumplings (push batter through spaetzle maker into boiling water). Drain and IMMEDIATELY toss with the cheese mixture.

Tip: Don't rinse with cold water! You need the residual heat to melt the cheese.
5 ✓

Serve the stew alongside or on top of the creamy dumplings, garnished with parsley.

Tip: Parsley brightens up this rich, heavy dish.

Recipe FAQ

Won't it be too salty?
Sheep cheese is naturally salty, so go easy on salt in the dumpling dough and sour cream mixture. Taste as you go.
How do I get creamy dumplings?
Toss the hot dumplings immediately with the cheese and sour cream. The heat melts the cheese into a sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 lbs Pork Shoulder (Boston Butt), cubed
  • 2 medium Onions
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Hungarian Sweet Paprika
  • 1 whole Tomato
  • 1 whole Green Pepper (Cubanelle or Bell)
  • 2 tbsp Lard or Oil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 2 cups Water
  • 2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 7 oz Sheep Cheese (Bryndza or Feta/Cream Cheese mix)
  • 2/3 cup Sour Cream
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Parsley