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Traditional Romanian Beef and Vegetable Sour Soup (Ciorbă de Văcuță)
Hearty Romanian rustic soup filled with tender cubed beef, diced root vegetables, green beans, peas, and tomatoes, soured with natural fermented bran borș and fragrant fresh lovage.
Prep
25 min
Cook
75 min
Total
100 min
Ingredients
servings
6
- Lean beef chuck or shank, cut into small cubes500 g
- Carrots, finely diced2 pc
- Parsnip root, finely diced1 pc
- Celery root, diced100 g
- Red bell pepper, diced1 pc
- Green beans, trimmed and halved150 g
- Sweet green peas100 g
- Tomato passata or diced tomatoes300 ml
- Fermented wheat bran borș (or lemon juice)500 ml
- Fresh lovage, chopped3 tbsp
- Salt1 tbsp
Preparation Steps
1
Place cubed beef into 3 liters cold water with 1 tsp salt. Skim off all foam until broth is crystal clear, then simmer covered for 45 minutes until tender.
45 min timer
2
Add diced carrots, parsnip, celery, and bell pepper. Simmer 15 minutes, then stir in green beans, peas, and tomato sauce for another 10 minutes.
25 min timer
3
Bring fermented borș to a boil in a small pot and pour into the soup. Adjust salt, turn off heat, and scatter fresh lovage. Serve with sour cream and hot pepper.
5 min timer
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
260
Protein
28g
Carbohydrates
14g
Fat
10g
Allergens
Celery
*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
