Transylvanian Pork Sour Soup
A tangy soup with tarragon and sour cream that I am sure you will love. Those from Transylvania already know what I am talking about, it is very popular here. Pork soup with tarragon is an emblem of Transylvanian gastronomy. At least in Cluj, you will find it on the menu at any traditional restaurant. Those who have never tasted this Transylvanian pork soup must try it soon to see what you have been missing.
Ingredients
500 g pork meat (leg or pork belly if you want it fattier)
70 g rice
1 large carrot
1 large onion
1 piece celery
1 piece parsnip
1 small parsley root
1/2 bell pepper
200 ml sour cream
1 level tablespoon flour
1 good tablespoon chopped tarragon
1/4 bunch parsley
juice of 1/2 lemon (or vinegar)
2 tablespoons oil
salt, pepper
How to prepare transylvanian pork sour soup
- Cut the pork into cubes and cook over medium heat for 45 minutes in 2 L of cold water. Skim the foam during the first 15 minutes of cooking.
- In hot oil, add the finely chopped onion, the carrot, celery, parsley root, and parsnip grated on a coarse grater, plus the bell pepper cut into cubes. Saute over low heat for 10 minutes, until the vegetables soften a bit.
* the celery, parsley root, and parsnip totaled 100 g - Add the vegetables to the soup, plus pepper and 1 teaspoon of salt, and cook for another 15-20 minutes. Then reduce the heat so the soup no longer boils.
- Meanwhile, cook the rice separately and then drain it.
- Mix the sour cream with flour and then dissolve with 5 ladles of hot soup, added one by one. Then pour the sour cream slowly into the soup pot, stirring continuously to prevent curdling.
- Add the chopped tarragon and lemon juice to taste (I added 2 tablespoons of lemon juice) and leave on very low heat for another 10 minutes. Taste for salt.
* I used tarragon in vinegar; for souring the soup, instead of lemon juice you can use the vinegar from the tarragon; you can also use fresh tarragon that you blanch and then chop. - Add the rice and finely chopped parsley to the pork soup and turn off the heat.
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