Best 6 Littlemafias Romanian Beef Sour Soup Recipes

SOLIANKA OR RUSSIAN BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Soak mushrooms in 3/4 cup water until tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Set aside.
• Melt half the butter and saute the onions, meats, and rehydrated mushrooms. Add the stock and liquid from the mushrooms and bring to a boil. Make a bouquet garni by tying the bay leaves and peppercorns tightly in cheesecloth. Lower the heat and add the bouquet garni, pickles, capers, and marinated mushrooms. Simmer 10-15 minutes.
• Melt remaining butter in a skillet and cook the tomatoes and tomato paste for a few minutes, then add the flour and saute for another few minutes. Add a cup of the soup to the skillet and stir in well, then return pan ingredients to the soup pot.
• Add the olives, dill, marjoram, garlic, pickle juice, and paprika. Adjust soup's seasoning with salt and pepper; simmer another 10-15 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat and remove bouquet garni. Adjust seasonings and serve with sour cream and lemon.

LITTLEMAFIA'S ROMANIAN BEEF SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Bring to boil the beef cut into medium sized pieces together with water and salt.
• Remove the scum several times, then add some salt.
• Clean and chop or grate the veggies and add them to the soup.
• Later add the tomatoes . Let it boil for another 10 - 15 minute.
• Separately boil the pickled cabbage juice then add it to beef soup.
• Add the noodles.
• Boil the sour soup for another few minutes, add the tomato paste, put salt and lemon juice to taste.
• When is cooked, add parsley and lovage leaves.

LITTLEMAFIA'S ROMANIAN BEANS SOUP

Steps:

• Saute oil and flour together until light brown.
• Add onion and paprika, saute for 10 minutes.
• Add the cubed pork, saute for 5 minutes.
• Add bean and stock and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Season with vinegar, salt and pepper.

LITTLEMAFIA'S ROMANIAN SOUR SOUP(CIORBA)

Steps:

• Cut all the vegetables in cubes.
• Sautee the onion, add the rest of veggies.
• Add the water and the stock.When it's almost done add the tomato paste, chopped parsley. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice according to your taste. Add little by little so it's not too sour.

LITTLEMAFIA'S ROMANIAN TRIPE SOUP

Steps:

• Boil the tripe with salt very well for 4 - 5 hour, then strain it and cut it into small strips.
• Put it in a pan together with the veggies finely chopped and 1 tablespoon of rice and boil them until the vegetables and the rice are tender.
• Remove from the fire, add beaten egg mixed with vinegar, stirring well.
• Put salt to taste.
• Add the garlic finely chopped and optionally chopped parsley leaves.
• Serve with sour cream.

LITTLEMAFIA'S ROMANIAN MEATBALLS SOUP

Steps:

• To make the meatballs, mix together all the ingredients. Then take a little of this mixture and make little balls (the size that you like - my mom makes them quite big while I prefer them small).
• Fry the chopped onion in oil .
• Add the chopped or grated onion,carrot,parsley and celery root.
• Add the water , salt and leave to boil for 10 - 15 minutes, then add the meatballs to the soup, one by one.
• Simmer until the meatballs rise - about 30-45 minutes .
• Add the parsley .
• Turn off the heat and cover for 15 minutes.
• This step is optional :In a separate bowl, mix 2 egg yolks with the sour cream. Add the egg/sour cream mixture into the soup.
• To season the soup add fresh lemon juice - adjusting to taste.
• Add the chopped parsley,the celery and the lovage leaves.
• Serve with sour cream.