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As a Romanian, it’s about time to post another Romanian recipe – vegetable sour soup (borsch) with smoked ribs).

Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil
4 mushrooms cut in thick slices
1 parsley root cut in cubs
6 small carrots cut in cubs
1 red bell pepper cut in cubs
1/2 rack smoked ribs
3 stalks of celery cut in thick slices
3 green onions cut in slices
1 onion cut small cubs
1 big tomato cut in small cubs
1 x 6 oz tomato paste
1 medium yams cut in big cubs
4 medium potatoes cut in big cubs
1.5 quarts of vegetable/chicken stock
1L of water or more to get the desired consistency
salt and pepper to taste
1-2 hot peppers (I used jalapeño)
lemon juice to taste (I used the original borsch – you can buy it at any Romanian delicatessen)
few springs of lovage, parsley and dill cut thin
sour cream for serving

Directions:

In a big pot, heat the oil and sweat the onion, green onions, celery, carrots, parsley root, mushrooms and bell pepper adding one ingredient at the time and stir for about 8-10 minutes. Add the brought and water in the pot together with the smoked ribs and boil until the meat is falling of the bone. In the end add the potatoes and 5 minutes after the yams and let them boil until tender. Turn off the heat and add the greens (parsley, dill and lovage).

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I wanted to prepare this recipe for a long time and here you go yesterday I’ve made it. As a coincidence, my father is visiting me so I cooked it for him but also for my mom, my wife and of course for ME. As usual, the recipes from Chef John are perfect so I didn’t modify it at all.