Easter Lamb Soup
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Prep20 min
Cook90 min
Total110 min
A rich, hearty soup of lamb and vegetables, finished with eggs and yoghurt – the classic Easter dish on every Bulgarian table.
Ingredients
Serves:6
Ingredients
- 800 g lamb
- 100 g rice
- 2 onions
- 2 carrots
- 1 stalk celery
- 2 eggs
- 200 ml yoghurt
- 1 bunch dill
- to taste salt and black pepper
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- hot chilli peppers, to serve
- 2.5 l water
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidence559kcal · per serving
37.9g
Protein
21.6g
Carbs
35.1g
Fat
Recipe total: 3356 kcal · P 227.5g · C 129.7g · F 210.9g
Estimated from 10 of 12 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Cut the lamb into pieces, cover with the water and simmer to make a stock, skimming off the foam.
- 2Soften the chopped onions, carrots and celery in the oil for 5 minutes, then add them to the stock and simmer over a low heat for 1 hour.
- 3Strain the stock, return the meat and vegetables to it and add the rinsed rice.
- 4Simmer for 15–20 minutes until the rice is tender.
- 5Beat the eggs with the yoghurt, then slowly whisk in some of the hot stock to temper them.
- 6Stir the egg and yoghurt mixture into the soup, season with salt and pepper and take the pot off the heat.
- 7Serve sprinkled with chopped dill, with a hot chilli pepper on the side.
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Questions and answers
How long does Easter Lamb Soup take to make?
About 110 minutes: 20 min prep and 90 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Easter Lamb Soup?
12 ingredients: lamb, rice, onions, carrots, celery, eggs, yoghurt, dill, salt and black pepper, sunflower oil, hot chilli peppers, water.
How many servings does this Easter Lamb Soup recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Easter Lamb Soup?
About 559 kcal, with 37.9 g protein, 21.6 g carbohydrate and 35.1 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Easter Lamb Soup?
Easter Lamb Soup comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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