Romanian Pork and Vegetables Sour Soup
This traditional Romanian sour soup with pork and vegetable is a recipe that is made in some regions of Romania. The recipe uses a variety of basic vegetables, like carrots, celery, potatoes and pork meat. The broth of this soup is dressed with sour cream and lemon juice or vinegar.
Servings: 8 portions
Calories: 151kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork loin or pork shoulder cubed
- 3 medium carrots diced
- 2-3 celery sticks or a small piece of celeriac root, diced
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 2-3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1-2 potatoes medium cubed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon dried tarragon
- ½ lemon we use the juice from it or 1-2 tablespoons vinegar or to your taste
- 4 tablespoons sour cream
- 8 cups water or chicken stock
Instructions
- Cube the pork meat and place it in a soup pot over medium heat on the stove, along with the vegetable oil.
- Brown the meat on all sides, then toss in the cleaned and diced vegetables – carrots, celery sticks, onion, garlic, and pepper – holding back the potatoes and tomatoes for later.
- Sauté the vegetables with the meat until they release their flavors, then add enough water to cover them completely.
- Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat, letting it simmer until the meat is cooked and the vegetables are semi-soft. It might take about 25 minutes. Stir in the small-cubed potatoes and the chopped tomatoes.
- Add salt to taste.
- Simmer the soup 10-15 minutes more until the potatoes are cooked.
- Add the dried tarragon and the juice from the lemon(or vinegar).
- Place the sour cream into a soup bowl.
- Add a small amount of hot soup to sour cream; stir to mix. (this process is called "tempering"). Gradually add the mixture to the soup, stirring constantly. Do not bring back to boil.
- Serve hot with fresh bread, pickles or hot peppers.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 354mg | Potassium: 565mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 4625IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg
