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Chicken Soup with Garlic and Sour Cream
Chicken Soup with Garlic and Sour Cream, or the Romanian "ciorba Radauteana", a fantastic soup that makes a great natural remedy against cold and flu. Soothing, healthy and so delicious.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
265 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Romanian
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast medium
- 2 carrot
- 1 parsnip
- ½ turnip
- 2 onion
- 2 egg
- 4 garlic cloves
- 200 ml sour cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Place the chicken breasts into a large pan and add 1 litre of water and a pinch of salt.
- Bring to the boil.
- Peel and cut the onions, carrots, parsnip and turnip into big chunks.
- Skim off the foam from the chicken, then add the vegetables and cook everything until tender.
- Take the chicken breasts off the pan, allow to cool a bit, then shred them.
- The vegetables will also be removed and chopped into small cubes.
- In a bowl, mix the sour cream and eggs into a smooth paste, then add a ladle of the hot chicken broth and whisk well. Add a few more ladles, one at a time, whisking well after each addition. Make sure the sour cream and egg are at room temperature before adding to the soup.
- Now, the liquid obtained can go into the pan with the chicken broth. The shredded chicken and chopped vegetables can go back too.
- Bring the soup to a boil, season with salt, pepper and mince 4 garlic cloves and add to the pan together with lemon juice.
- In goes the chopped parsley, remove the soup from the heat and serve hot.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
265kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
144mg
(48%)
Sodium
756mg
(32%)
Potassium
674mg
(14%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
5625IU
(113%)
Vitamin C
19.5mg
(22%)
Calcium
117mg
(12%)
Iron
1.3mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 265
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 265kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 144mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 756mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 674mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 5625IU | 113% |
| Vitamin C | 19.5mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 117mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1.3mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.