Souerkraut* soup with dried boletes
The recipes published here are seasonal and are part of our menu and the dishes can be tested at Botanica Guest House in Nadarevo. In addition, we would like to share these recipes with you so that you can prepare and enjoy them at home.
Sour cabbage (or pickled cabbage) is a natural probiotic and favorite food of the Bulgarians for centuries. Red hot peppers (chilli peppers) contain vitamin C, Boletes (boletus edulis) are rich in vitamin B. What will happen if we combine these 3 products together? The answer is: a distinct, extremely tasty and healthy combination which touches all your senses.
Let us share with you another memorable recipe from Kiril Georgiev - our chef de cuisine.
How to make
Cut the sour cabbage, garlic and hot pepper, then stew them in a pot with part of the vegetable oil and half of the butter. Add hot water and cook on low temperature for 5 minutes. Add the rice and let it simmer for another 15-20 minutes.
In another pot, heat the rest of the oil and butter. Add the chopped mushrooms and stir-fry for about a minute. Then put the paprica and 200 ml of sour cabbage juice. Cook until the mushrooms soften, then add the remaining spices and the rest of the cabbage juice. Whenthe sauce starts boiling, mix the contents of both pots together. The soup ready.
This is a seasonal dish and can be tasted at Botanica Life’s guesthouse in the autumn and winter (please, order in advance!)
* Souerkraut is finely cut sour cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. The process begins when you put raw cabbage heads in salty water with specific proportions of water to salt. Constant temperature is required for a good result.
Ingredients
for 6-7 portions
half a medium-sized sour cabbage head
700 milliliters of sour cabbage juice
2-3 cloves of garlic
1 red hot/chilli or jalapeno pepper
2/3 tea cup of rice
40 grams of butter
50 milliliters of vegetable oil
1 tsp of paprika
savory (to your taste)
oregano (to your taste)
black pepper (to your taste)
40 g dried boletes
* Salt is not needed because the sour cabbage juice contains enough salt.