Grandma's Kitchen | Page 13

Ingredients • 4 potatoes • salt and pepper • 3 onions • 1/4 lb. lean bacon • 2 tomatoes • 2 tbs. flour • 1 carrot , Paprika • 1 tbs. chopped parsley • 1 egg yolk • 1 tbs. chopped green leek • 4 tbs. sweet or sour cream • green (or clove of) garlic chopped dill/parsley ROMANIA SCHOOL : ALEXANDRU PAPIU ILARIAN HIGH SCHOOL, DEJ Preparation 1. 2. 3. 4. Wash, peel and cut lengthwise into 4 parts four or more medium-sized potatoes, place in a pot with 2 quarts of cold water and bring to a boil. Then add 2 finely chopped onions, 2 tomatoes, one carrot sliced in halves, one tablespoonful of finely chopped parsley, one tablespoonful of chopped green leek and a little chopped green garlic (or a clove of garlic) to taste. If you cannot get green garlic, it is simple to grow it yourself. If you have a garden, fine! If not, plant a garlic clove in good earth in a window box or an earthen-ware pot and let it sprout. The green blades will shoot up quickly and you will have the pleasure of using this delightful green. When the added vegetables in the pot are half-cooked, season with salt and pepper to taste. Now fry in a deep iron pan pound of lean bacon, cut into small pieces. Leave in the pan. Add a finely chopped small onion and fry until soft. Add 2 spoons of flour and stir constantly so as not to burn, and season with a little salt, black pepper and red paprika. Pour in slowly enough liquid from the boiling soup to make a paste, stirring constantly. Now turn this mixture into the soup, stir well and let cook. Beat the yolk of an egg with about 4 spoons of heavy sweet or sour cream, add a little chopped dill, mix well and pour this into the potato soup, stirring constantly. When the mixed ingredients have become tender, the soup is ready. It can be eaten with fresh chopped onion, with little oil and vinegar on it. Enjoy it! 3 SYBRINA REFEI ANCANURIN JOANA CHIRA Starter