Romanian Cabbage Soup with Bacon or Ciorba Teraneasca
From lsolkey 15 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 6
From "The Old World Kitchen" by Elisabeth Luard. My dad made this for us and I loved it and so had to have the recipe of course!
Ingredients
- 8 oz sliced bacon shopping list
- 2 onions, sliced shopping list
- 2 green bell peppers, hulled and chopped shopping list
- 1 cabbage, cut into slices shopping list
- salt & pepper shopping list
- several sprigs of dill and savory, chopped shopping list
- 1 1/2 qt water shopping list
- 2 egg yolks shopping list
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (sweet or sour) shopping list
- 1 T vinegar shopping list
How to make it
- Use a large soup pot.
- Chop up and fry one slice of bacon until the fat runs.
- Fry the onions in the fat until golden.
- Add peppers and fry also.
- Remove from heat.
- Layer the cabbage and the rest of the bacon into the soup pot.
- Season the layers with salt, pepper, and the herbs.
- Pour the water over it all and bring to a boil.
- Turn heat down and simmer for 40 - 50 minutes until veggies are tender.
- Remove soup from the heat.
- Beat the egg yolks with the cream and vinegar in a bowl.
- Stir in a ladleful of the hot soup.
- Whish well pour the mix into the soup to thicken and enrich.
- Serve in deep bowls accompanied with fresh bread.
- A meal in itself!
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Love it! My favorite food ever, I think, is creamed cabbage.
auntybea
in Vernon loved it
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Cabbage soup is a favourite in our family. Great "5" fork recipe and I love the addition of bacon and bell peppers!
lor
in Toronto loved it
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