Zlata govedna juha (Golden bone soup), Slovenian recipe

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil offers healthier fats and margarine is often cheaper.

Prepare the ingredients: clean the vegetables including onion, celery root, parsnip, celery, and carrots.

In a large pot, add 10 cups of water and the beef bones, bringing it to a boil.

Once boiling, strain the soup and remove any foam from the top.

Add 15 whole peppercorns, 2 cloves of garlic, and 1 bay leaf to the pot.

Cover and simmer on low heat for about 2 hours.

In a frying pan, heat a little olive oil and brown the onion until caramelized.

Add the caramelized onion, celery root, celery, parsnip, and carrots to the pot.

Season with 1 teaspoon of salt and optional dried parsley.

Cover and simmer for 30 minutes after it boils again.

In the meantime, bring water to a boil in another pot, add salt, and cook 1 cup of fine egg noodles according to package directions (about 5 minutes).

Strain the noodles and set them aside.

Strain the soup into another pot and bring the clear broth back to a boil.

Ladle the soup into serving bowls, adding noodles, vegetables, and bone marrow as desired. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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