🇷🇴 Romanian Cuisine

Ciorbă Rădăuțeană

Rădăuți Chicken Cream Soup

Prep Time 20 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 340 kcal

A luxuriously creamy sour soup from Bucovina with tender shredded chicken in a velvety garlic-cream broth.

Ingredients

1 Boil whole chicken with carrot, celery root, and onion in salted water for 1 hour. Skim foam.
2 Remove chicken, shred the meat. Strain broth, return to pot.
3 Whisk together sour cream, egg yolks, flour, and vinegar until smooth.
4 Temper the cream mixture with a ladleful of hot broth, then pour back into the pot, stirring.
5 Add shredded chicken and minced garlic. Heat gently without boiling.
6 Season with salt and white pepper. Serve with hot peppers and fresh parsley.

Did You Know?

Ciorbă rădăuțeană was invented in a restaurant in the small Bucovina town of Rădăuți and became so famous it spread across the entire country.