🇷🇴 Romanian Cuisine

Ciorbă de Legume

Sour Vegetable Soup

Prep Time 15 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy
Calories 131 kcal

A vibrant, tangy soup packed with seasonal vegetables and sharpened with fermented wheat bran liquid, fragrant with lovage.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring water to a boil. Add carrots, celery root, parsnip, and potatoes. Simmer 15 min.
  2. 2 Add onion, bell pepper, and tomatoes. Cook another 10 min until all vegetables are tender.
  3. 3 Add borș or lemon juice and bring back to a brief simmer. Taste and adjust sourness.
  4. 4 Season with salt and pepper. Add generous fresh lovage.
  5. 5 Rest 10 min off heat to let flavors meld.
  6. 6 Serve hot with sour cream on the side.

Did You Know?

Borș, the fermented wheat bran liquid used to sour Romanian soups, takes three days to prepare and gives ciorbă its uniquely complex tang.