Beg’s soup - an undiscovered gem, which you must discover

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.

Prepare 0.5 kg of chicken meat.

Chop 100 g of carrots and 80 g of celery root.

Add 1.5 l of water to a pot and cook the chicken meat.

Wash 100 g of okra with hot water.

Wash 100 g of rice, then cook the rice separately.

Strain the soup to separate the cooked chicken and vegetables.

Chop fresh parsley or 50 g of roots (optional).

Chop the cooked carrots and celery into smaller pieces.

Chop the okra and the cooked meat.

Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pot, stir in 50 g of flour, and mix well.

Add the strained soup to the flour mixture and season with some salt.

Add all the chopped vegetables, meat, and cooked rice to the pot for the sauce.

In a bowl, mix 3 egg yolks with 200 ml of sour cream and the juice of half a lemon.

Combine everything together and mix well.

Season with pepper to taste and serve warm.

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