Traditional Romanian food │ cooking at home │ mindfilmness recipe part seven

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: turkey

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than pork.

sausage

🥗Healthier: lean turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: homemade sausage

Homemade sausage can be made from cheaper cuts.

bell peppers

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Canned tomatoes provide similar flavor at lower cost.

Boil around 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a pot.

Add 2 chopped carrots and 1 chopped onion to the pot.

Add 1 teaspoon of paprika and stir until slightly softened (about 10 to 15 minutes).

Add celery and 2 teaspoons of tomato paste to the pot.

Cook for approximately 30 minutes.

In a bowl, combine grounded pork, the beaten egg, rice, the rest of the chopped onion, salt, and pepper.

Mix the ingredients thoroughly.

Wet your hands with water to create small meatballs from the mixture.

Add the meatballs to the soup and cook for around 20 minutes until the meat is properly cooked.

Add lavish leaves, parsley, and 1 garlic to the soup.

Cook for another 5 minutes.

Remove the soup from heat and add some lemon juice.

Cooking Techniques

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