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Traditional Romanian Spring Red Orache Sour Soup with Rice and Lovage
A vibrant spring staple with a stunning ruby broth made from tender red orache leaves, simmered with sweet scallions, rice, fermented wheat bran borș, and aromatic fresh lovage.
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Total
45 min
Ingredients
servings
6
- Fresh red orache leaves, thoroughly washed400 g
- Bunches of green scallions2 pc
- Grated carrots2 pc
- Round grain rice60 g
- Traditional fermented wheat bran borș500 ml
- Fresh lovage, chopped3 tbsp
- Sunflower oil2 tbsp
- Salt1 tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Heat sunflower oil in a soup pot and sauté chopped scallions and grated carrot for 3-4 minutes until softened.
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2
Pour in 2 liters of warm water, rinsed rice, and salt. Simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes until rice is tender.
15 min timer
3
Cut orache leaves into wide strips and add to the pot along with separately boiled hot borș. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, remove from heat, and stir in fresh lovage.
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
110
Protein
3.5g
Carbohydrates
16g
Fat
4.5g
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Patrimoniul Culinar Tradițional Românesc / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & Romanian Gastronomic Heritage)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
