Shkembe Chrorba - Tripe Soup
Ingredients:
Beef tripe -
500 g (or more)
Milk - 200-300 ml
Paprika -
1 tea spoon
Butter -
50 gr
Garlic 2-3
cloves
Vinegar
Hot chili pepper
Preparation:
Wash the tripe and boil it for 2-3 hours (add water if
needed). When it is ready – remove the tripe from the pot and cut into small
pieces.
Put a pan on the stove and melt the butter in it. Slowly add
the paprika and fry it for 1-2 minutes.
Add the milk to the pan while mixing constantly and 2-3 ladles
of the tripe broth.
Pour that back in the pot, add the diced tripe, salt to taste
and boil for another 6-7 minutes. Take the pot of the stove.
In a small bowl mix pressed (or diced) garlic with some vinegar
(preferably vine vinegar)
In another small bowl put some hot chili pepper – diced or
minced.
Serve the soup. Everyone can add the garlic/vinegar and
chili pepper to taste.
Bon appetite!