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Romanian Tripe Soup/ Ciorba de burta

Chef's Pencil Staff
4.92 from 48 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Romanian
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 onions
  • 3 carrots
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 2 kg  pre-cooked tripe
  • 1 celery
  • 1 kg beef bones
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 parsley roots
  • salt and pepper 
  • 500 gr cream
  • bay leaves

Instructions
 

How to Make it:

  • Into a large pot, put 4.5 liters (19 cups) of water and bring to the boil.
  • When the water reaches boiling point, add the beef bones. Leave to boil for about an hour on a low heat, removing the froth whenever necessary.
  • Meanwhile, wash and clean the vegetables, cut into quarters and add to the soup to boil along with the bones.
  • When the soup beings to boil again, add the finely chopped, pre-cooked tripe. 
  • Now add a few bay leaves and peppercorns and let everything simmer on a low heat for another hour or so until the meat is very well cooked.
  • Turn off the heat, remove the bones, and use a strainer to remove the belly and boiled vegetables. Pass the remaining soup through a sieve several times to keep it perfectly clear.
  • Choose a few pieces of the boiled vegetables to return to the soup along with the finely chopped belly.
  • Take the meat from the boiled bones, cut it into cubes and add to the soup.
  • Puree the rest of the cooked vegetables in a blender and add to the soup.
  • The final step in making the perfect tripe soup recipe is as follows:
  • Break the four eggs into a bowl and mix with the cream.
  • Add a bit of hot soup to them, stirring all the while so lumps do not form.
  • When the mixture has obtained the desired consistency, pour everything into the soup and mix quickly.

Notes

Romanian Tripe Soup
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