If you do not know what to cook for the first time, chorba will be an excellent solution, since there are many variations of its preparation and each housewife will find a suitable recipe for herself. Features of cooking. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step preparation of chorba
- Video recipe
Chorba is a hot thick national soup of Moldova, Romania, Turkey, Serbia, Bulgaria and Macedonia. The main feature is that part of the liquid, about 1/4 part, is replaced by ordinary kvass or kvass from wheat bran. In some countries, red wine is used instead of kvass, and in some countries, food is simply boiled in pure water. The soup is based on boiled beef or lamb, but more and more often you can find poultry or pork. The dish must contain vegetables: carrots, peppers, tomatoes, celery and herbs. Some recipes include potatoes, cabbage, rice, eggplant, lentils, zucchini, or beans. Often, garlic and bay leaf passed through a press are put for taste. Since the soup must be sour because of the kvass, a few drops of lemon are injected into the pan at the very end of cooking. This will add a special piquancy to the stew.
There are many variations of this dish, for every taste and color! In different countries, chorba is prepared in different ways with its own, unique and inimitable taste. Therefore, there is no exact one recipe. Taking the proposed recipe as a basis, you can modify it based on your individual preferences and digestive characteristics. Here you can easily change the set of products, the type of meat, and use natural vinegar instead of kvass. Traditionally, chorba is prepared in the evening and served in the morning as a miracle cure for a hangover.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 205 kcal.
- Servings - 6
- Cooking time - 1 hour 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Beef, lamb or pork - 500 g
- Carrots - 2 pcs.
- Greens (any) - bunch
- Vegetable oil - for frying
- Sweet pepper - 2 pcs. Garlic - 2 wedges
- Potatoes - 3 pcs.
- Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
- Tomatoes - 2 pcs.
- Ground black pepper - a large pinch
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Step by step preparation of chorba, recipe with photo:
1. Wash the meat and dry it with a paper towel. If there is excess fat and film, then cut it off. Cut the meat into medium-sized pieces and fry in a skillet in vegetable oil until golden brown.
2. Peel the carrots, wash, cut into large pieces and add to the meat. Continue to fry the meat and carrots.
3. Peel the potatoes, wash, cut into 4 slices and send them to fry with the food.
4. After 5-7 minutes, add sliced tomatoes and sliced bell peppers to the pan.
5. Stir the vegetables, season with salt and black pepper. The total volume of vegetables with meat should occupy 3/4 of the pan, because chorba is a thick dish.
6. Fill the food with drinking water and boil. Cook over low heat until tender and soft. At the end of cooking, season the dish with the garlic passed through a press and pour in the lemon juice. Optionally add bay leaves and allspice peas.
7. Add finely chopped greens, boil for 1 minute and turn off the stove. Leave the finished chorba to infuse for 20 minutes and serve.
See also the video recipe on how to cook chorba.