Romanian Lettuce Soup
Ready In: 55 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 heads lettuce (about 2 lbs in all)
- lemon juice
- 2 cups water
- 1 egg yolk
- 1⁄2 cup table cream
- parsley
- salt and pepper
Directions
- Cook slowly chopped onion and garlic in oil until soft but not brown.
- Wash lettuce, tear leaves in small pieces, add to cooked onions and cook about 10 more minutes.
- Add salt, pepper, water and simmer 15 minutes.
- Add lemon juice and simmer 5 more minutes.
- Meanwhile, beat yolk in large serving bowl and add cream.
- Pour soup very slowly, drop by drop, over egg mixture stirring vigorously to prevent curdling.
- Do not cook again. Sprinkle chopped parsley on top.
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