CLASSIC ROMANIAN BEEF SOUP WITH VEGETABLES

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat and pork is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides similar creaminess with fewer calories.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Lemon juice offers a fresh acidity while apple cider vinegar is often more affordable.

bay leaves

💰Cheaper: dried oregano

Dried oregano can provide a similar herbal note.

Chop the onion, keeping the edge to help dice it.

Add 400 grams of beef cubes to a pot with water.

Boil the beef for 30-40 minutes until tender, removing any impurities.

Fry the diced onion and bell pepper in olive oil until juicy.

Add salt to the boiling beef to eliminate toxins.

Slowly add diced carrots and potatoes to the boiling beef.

Continue adding water as needed.

Use a strainer to remove impurities from the beef.

Add french beans to the soup.

Reserve broccoli for later addition.

Chop the tomato into cubes and add to the soup as an optional ingredient.

Extract the beef cubes and add them back into the soup.

Taste the soup and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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