
Soups
Zeamă
A tangy Romanian soup, usually made with chicken or vegetables, thickened with egg and finished with lemon or vinegar. It is a staple of family meals, often served as a starter and enjoyed when feeling under the weather.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Place the chicken in a pot, cover with cold water and bring to a boil.
- Skim the surface, then add the whole onion, the carrot, the parsley root, the celery and the bay leaf.
- Simmer gently for 30 minutes.
- Remove the chicken, shred the meat and return it to the broth.
- Add the diced potato and the rice, then cook for 15 minutes.
- Beat the eggs with the lemon juice in a bowl.
- Off the heat, whisk a ladle of hot broth into the eggs, then pour everything back into the soup.
- Add the vinegar and dill, adjust the seasoning and serve hot.
Variations and tips
Vegetable version. Replace the chicken with green beans, carrots and potatoes for a vegetarian zeamă.
More ideas
Original Ecomely recipe.

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