Cookbook:Tripe Soup (Shkembe Chorba)

| Cuisine of Bulgaria

Shkembe chorba is a popular meat dish in Bulgarian cuisine.

Ingredients

 * 1 tbsp butter
 * 3½ cup beef stock
 * 1 ea. onion, chopped fine
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 1 ea. bell pepper, cut into thin-strips
 * ½ tsp dried marjoram
 * 1 ea. bay leaf
 * 2 tbsp flour
 * 2 tbsp parsley, chopped fine
 * 1 can (6 oz / 180 g) tomato paste
 * 1 ea. garlic clove, crushed
 * 1½ lb (675 g) tripe, cooked
 * ⅔ cup grated Kashkaval cheese

Procedure

 * 1) Combine onion, red pepper, butter in large saucepan.
 * 2) Sprinkle flour over onion mixture, then stir in the tomato paste.
 * 3) Cut tripe into thin strips.
 * 4) Add tripe pieces, stock, salt, marjoram and bay leaf to onion mixture.
 * 5) Partially cover the pot and simmer 30 minutes.
 * 6) Remove and discard bay leaf.
 * 7) Pour soup into a tureen or serve in individual bowls.
 * 8) In a small bowl, combine parsley, garlic and cheese. Sprinkle over hot soup and serve immediately.