Peasant food is some of the best food there is out there. We love this soup filled with hearty vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, cabbage, green beans and more. We love to serve this up with a dollop of sour cream on top. Thanks to Natasha for sharing her cafe’s recipe.
Natasha's Cafe Romanian Ciorba Soup
This soup is a hearty filling soup!
Ingredients
- 6 quarts water
- 8 large potatoes, cubed
- 1 cup green beans, cut
- 2 large carrots, sliced thin
- 8 tomatoes
- 1 head cabbage, cut into 1o chunks
- 3 onions, chopped finely
- 4 large dill pickles, chopped
- 1 6 ounces can tomato paste
- 4 green peppers, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, sliced thinly
- basil, oregano, and thyme to taste
Instructions
Bring water to a boil. Add potatoes, carrots, and celery. Add green beans. Blanch, peel and chop tomatoes. Add to soup. In a bowl, mix tomato paste with 1 cup of hot soup stock from pot until smooth. Add all back to pot and stir. Add cabbage. In a wok or skillet, brown onions and green peppers lightly, then add to pot. Cook until cabbage is tender- about 5 minutes. Turn off heat. Add parsley, dill pickles and herbs. Salt and pepper to taste.
Print Recipe
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