Romanian style Bean Soup with smoked ribs

smoked ribs

🥗Healthier: smoked turkey

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Smoked turkey reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

dried white beans

🥗Healthier: canned white beans

💰Cheaper: dried chickpeas

Canned beans save time, while chickpeas are often less expensive.

Spread dry hurricane beans evenly on a flat surface to check for bad beans.

Soak beans in water for 5 hours, covering with a cloth.

Peel the onion, keeping it whole for flavor, and crush the garlic slightly.

Chop the red bell pepper into 3-4 pieces, and chop carrots into larger chunks.

Cut the parsnip and celeriac into similar sizes as the carrots.

Tie the parsley leaves together with a string for easy removal later.

Add 3 bay leaves to the vegetable mix.

Chop smoked ribs into preferred sizes and add to the pot.

Drain the soaked beans and add them to a large pot with the ribs and enough water to cover by 1 inch.

Add 1 tablespoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper, then cover and cook for about 2 hours.

Remove some vegetables for extra flavor after 2 hours of simmering.

Mix 500 milliliters of sour cream, 1 egg yolk, and 2 tablespoons of white flour in a bowl until homogeneous.

Temper the sour cream mixture with 4-5 ladles of hot soup before adding it to the pot.

Add 1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar and simmer for 2 more minutes.

Smash a peeled white onion in a kitchen cloth to enhance its flavor and serve it alongside the soup.

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