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Bulgarian Tripe Soup (Shkembe Chorba)

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Shkembe chorba is a popular meat dish in Bulgarian cuisine.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 3½ cup beef stock
  • 1 ea. onion, chopped fine
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 ea. bell pepper, cut into thin-strips
  • ½ tsp dried marjoram
  • 1 ea. bay leaf
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp parsley, chopped fine
  • 1 can (6 oz / 180 g) tomato paste
  • 1 ea. garlic clove, crushed
  • 1½ lb (675 g) tripe, cooked
  • ⅔ cup grated Kashkaval cheese

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine onion, red pepper, butter in large saucepan.
  2. 2
    Sprinkle flour over onion mixture, then stir in the tomato paste.
  3. 3
    Cut tripe into thin strips.
  4. 4
    Add tripe pieces, stock, salt, marjoram and bay leaf to onion mixture.
  5. 5
    Partially cover the pot and simmer 30 minutes.
  6. 6
    Remove and discard bay leaf.
  7. 7
    Pour soup into a tureen or serve in individual bowls.
  8. 8
    In a small bowl, combine parsley, garlic and cheese. Sprinkle over hot soup and serve immediately.
Category
Soups

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Bulgarian_Tripe_Soup_(Shkembe_Chorba)