Ciorbă de Burtă

Name: Ciorbă de Burtă
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Romania
Ingredients: 800g beef tripe, cleaned; 2 carrots; 1 parsnip; 1 onion; 3 egg yolks; 200ml sour cream; 3 tbsp white wine vinegar; garlic to finish

Romania

Eaten in Romanian restaurants before noon. Considered the finest cure for a night of ţuică plum brandy.

Romanian sour tripe soup — tripe slow-cooked in a cream and egg yolk soup sharpened with vinegar. Romania's most prized hangover cure.

Authentic Romania Ciorbă de Burtă recipe

Prep

20 mins

Cook

180 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

470 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

800gbeef tripe, cleaned

2carrots

1parsnip

1onion

3egg yolks

200mlsour cream

3 tbspwhite wine vinegar

garlicto finish

Method

Boil tripe in water 2 hours until very tender. Remove and slice. Reserve broth.

Add vegetables to broth. Simmer 30 minutes. Add tripe.

Whisk egg yolks with sour cream. Stir into the hot soup off the heat.

Season with vinegar and crushed garlic.

Chef's Tip

Add the egg yolk mixture off the heat — the residual heat thickens without scrambling.

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