Rustic Romanian Pork Soup Recipe - Ciorba Taraneasca de Porc
Hearty and tangy, this traditional Romanian Pork Soup (Ciorbă Țărănească de Porc) is the ultimate comfort in a bowl. Packed with vegetables, tender pork, and a sour twist.
Ingredients
- 2 pork chops or pork leg slices
- 2 carrots
- 1 parsnip
- 1/2 celeriac
- 1 celery stalk
- 3 ripe tomatoes
- 2 bell peppers
- 1-2 potatoes
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 250 ml tomato passata or 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 L Bors or pickled cabbage juice
- handful of parsley optional
Instructions
- Chop pork into small chunks and place in cold water. Bring to boil and skim off the foam. Once no more foam forms, remove the meat and keep the broth.
- In the same pot, add oil and sauté chopped onion, carrots, parsnip, celery, and celeriac. After a few minutes, add bell peppers and tomatoes.
- Add the pork and reserved broth back to the pot. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Toss in chopped potatoes. Cook for another 15 minutes, until potatoes are tender.
- Gradually add borș, tasting as you go so it doesn’t get too sour.
- Stir in tomato passata and minced garlic. Simmer for 10 more minutes.
- Sprinkle fresh parsley and serve hot with a side of sour cream and crusty bread.