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Skābeņu zupa
Skābeņu zupa: Latvian sour sorrel soup with potatoes and boiled egg
In late spring, Latvian gardens and meadows are full of sorrel, and skābeņu zupa is the first green soup of the year: potatoes simmered with onion and carrot, then a big handful of chopped sorrel added at the end, so the soup turns sour, bright and khaki-green. It is served hot or cold with a halved boiled egg and a spoon of sour cream. Use vegetable stock for a vegetarian soup. A common mistake is cooking the sorrel for long; it turns grey and loses its tang in a minute. Chef's tip: add half the sorrel at the end and the other half raw in the bowl for colour.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the soup
- 14 oz potatoesdiced
- 1 onionchopped
- 1 carrotdiced
- ⅔ oz butter
- 5 cups vegetable stock
- 7 oz fresh sorrelstalks removed, chopped
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
To serve
- 4 eggshard-boiled and halved
- 4 tbsp sour cream
- ⅛ oz fresh dillchopped
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Method
0/4 doneStep 2: Add 14 oz potatoes, 5 cups vegetable stock and ¾ tsp salt and simmer for 15 minutes, until soft.
15 minStep 3: Stir in three-quarters of 5 ½ oz fresh sorrel and simmer 1 minute. Common mistake: cooking it long; it turns grey.
1 minStep 4: Season with ¼ tsp black pepper. Serve with 4 eggs, 4 tbsp sour cream, ⅛ oz fresh dill and the rest of 1 ¾ oz fresh sorrel on top.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 22 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does skābeņu zupa take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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