TRADITIONAL ROMANIAN SOUR SOUP WITH PORK AND VEGETABLES
This
traditional Romanian sour soup with pork and vegetable is a recipe that is made
in many regions of Romania. The recipe uses a variety of basic vegetables, like
carrots, celery, potatoes and pork meat. the broth of this soup is dressed with
sour cream and lemon juice or vinegar.
Prep
Time : 10 mins
Cook
Time : 45 mins
Total
Time : 55 mins
Servings : 8
INGREDIENTS
·
1
pound/500g pork meat chopped
·
3
medium carrots chopped
·
2-3
celery sticks chopped
·
1
medium onion chopped
·
2
tomatoes chopped
·
2-3
garlic cloves chopped
·
1
celery root peeled and chopped
·
1
pepper(any color you prefer) chopped
·
1-2
potatoes medium, chopped
·
salt
and pepper to taste
·
1-2
Tablespoons vegetable oil
·
1
Tablespoon dry tarragon
·
1/2
teaspoon dry oregano
·
4
Tablespoons sour cream
·
1/2
lemon(we use the juice from it) or 1-2 Tablespoons vinegar or to your taste
·
8
cups water
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
Chop
the pork meat in cubes and put them in a pot of soup, on medium heat, on the
stove, with some vegetable oil.
2.
Let
the meat sweat for few minutes to develop the flavor, then add all the cleaned
and chopped vegetables(carrots, celery sticks, onion, garlic, celery root,
pepper) except for the potatoes and tomatoes.
3.
Cook
the vegetables together with the meat until they develop the flavor, then add
water to cover them.
4.
Bring
the soup to a boil then lower the heat and allow the soup to simmer until the
meat is cooked through and the vegetables are soft. Add the potatoes cut in
small cubes and the chopped tomatoes.
5.
Add
salt and pepper to taste and a little bit of oregano.
6.
Simmer
the soup 5-10 minutes more until the potatoes are cooked.
7.
Add
the dry tarragon and the juice from the lemon(or vinegar).
8.
In
a separate bowl put the sour cream.
9.
Add
a small amount of hot soup to sour cream; stir to mix. Gradually add the
mixture to the soup, stirring constantly. Do not bring back to boil.
10.Serve
hot.
Recipe
from thebossykitchen.com
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