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beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than beef.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils offer similar texture and are often cheaper.

smoked meat

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: bacon

Turkey provides a healthier alternative to smoked meat.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier while canola oil is cost-effective.

Fill a pot with approximately 2.5 liters of water and wash the meat before adding it to cook.

Cook the meat for about 15 minutes before adding the vegetables.

Add 1 head of onion and 1 piece of white carrot (or parsnip) to the pot and continue cooking for another 20-30 minutes until the meat is tender.

Remove the meat and let it cool down to clean it from the bones and skin.

Chop the meat into cubes and set aside.

Remove the okra and set aside after cooking it in acidic water for about 15 minutes.

Chop the cooked vegetables and add them to a separate pot.

Filter the remaining broth and heat it again.

Add spices: salt, pepper, and vegetta to taste.

In a bowl, separate 2 egg yolks and mix with 2 large spoons of cream and 2 spoons of flour.

Whisk the mixture and add a spoon of hot broth to temper it before pouring it into the boiling broth while stirring continuously.

Chop a handful of parsley and add it to the soup before serving.

Adjust the sourness of the soup with lemon juice or vinegar as desired.

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