ReceptnaptárShkembe chorba (Bulgarian tripe soup)
Shkembe chorba is Bulgaria's famous tripe soup, which many people also recommend as a hangover cure. This version is a thicker soup enriched with peppers, tomato and kashkaval cheese, topped with cheese mixed with garlic and parsley. With pre-cooked tripe it does not take long, and on winter days it is a filling, full-flavoured dish with a slice of bread.
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Ingredients
Method
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- Soften the onion and red pepper in the butter in a large pot.
- Sprinkle with flour, then stir in the tomato paste.
- Cut the tripe into thin strips.
- Add the tripe strips, stock, salt, marjoram and bay leaf to the onion base.
- Partially cover and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
- Remove and discard the bay leaf.
- Pour the soup into a tureen or individual bowls.
- In a small bowl, mix the parsley, garlic and grated cheese, sprinkle over the hot soup, and serve immediately.
Source: Wikibooks Cookbook – Bulgarian Tripe Soup (Shkembe Chorba) (CC BY-SA 4.0), adapted and translated. This page is also licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tips
- Use pre-cooked, cleaned tripe, because then half an hour of cooking is enough and most of the work is saved.
- Sprinkle the garlic and parsley cheese on the soup only when serving, because the aroma of fresh garlic is lost in long cooking.
- Tripe can take a lot of seasoning, so taste it at the end and add more salt and pepper if needed.
Frequently asked questions
How is it traditionally served?
In Bulgaria it comes with garlic vinegar and hot peppers, and everyone adds them to taste. A little vinegar does this version good too.
Where can I buy tripe?
At butchers, markets and larger supermarkets, often frozen. Ask whether it is pre-cooked when you buy it, because raw tripe needs several hours.
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