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Romanian Tripe Soup/ Ciorba de burta
This delightful recipe is easy to follow and perfect for any occasion.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Romanian
Ingredients
- 3 onions
- 3 carrots
- 1 clove of garlic
- 2 kg pre-cooked tripe
- 1 celery
- 1 kg beef bones
- 4 eggs
- 2 parsley roots
- salt and pepper
- 500 gr cream
- bay leaves
Instructions
How to Make it:
- Into a large pot, put 4.5 liters (19 cups) of water and bring to the boil.
- When the water reaches boiling point, add the beef bones. Leave to boil for about an hour on a low heat, removing the froth whenever necessary.
- Meanwhile, wash and clean the vegetables, cut into quarters and add to the soup to boil along with the bones.
- When the soup beings to boil again, add the finely chopped, pre-cooked tripe.
- Now add a few bay leaves and peppercorns and let everything simmer on a low heat for another hour or so until the meat is very well cooked.
- Turn off the heat, remove the bones, and use a strainer to remove the belly and boiled vegetables. Pass the remaining soup through a sieve several times to keep it perfectly clear.
- Choose a few pieces of the boiled vegetables to return to the soup along with the finely chopped belly.
- Take the meat from the boiled bones, cut it into cubes and add to the soup.
- Puree the rest of the cooked vegetables in a blender and add to the soup.
- The final step in making the perfect tripe soup recipe is as follows:
- Break the four eggs into a bowl and mix with the cream.
- Add a bit of hot soup to them, stirring all the while so lumps do not form.
- When the mixture has obtained the desired consistency, pour everything into the soup and mix quickly.
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