Croatian Mushroom Soup

Name: Croatian Mushroom Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 4 serings, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 200 g wild mushrooms (in Croatia "vrganj"); 1 tablespoon lard (preferably, but oil can do); 100 g bacon; 1 medium onion, finely minced; 1 medium potato; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 teaspoon marjoram; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 1/2 tablespoon flour; 5 g parsley; 100 g sour cream

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Recipe by nitko

This is Northern Croatia recipe. We usually use wild mushrooms ("vrganj") fresh or dried. Most similar to "vrganj" is crimini. You can use any kind of eatable mushroom.

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READY IN: 1hr 50mins

SERVES: 4

YIELD: 4 serings

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

200

g wild mushrooms (in Croatia "vrganj")
1

tablespoon lard (preferably, but oil can do)
100

g bacon
1

medium onion, finely minced
1

medium potato
1

teaspoon salt
1

teaspoon pepper
¹⁄₂

teaspoon marjoram
¹⁄₂

teaspoon paprika
¹⁄₂

tablespoon flour
5

g parsley
100

g sour cream

DIRECTIONS

If you use dried mushroom soak in water them before use about 10-15 minute.
On a melted lard sauté onion and bacon until it is soft. Add flour and sauté until the flour is brown, add very little paprika and after 30 sec. add cold water and stir to prevent coagulation.
Add all the mushroom you have, salt, pepper and potato sliced in small cubes. Add water (cca 1 liter) and cook 1,5 hour (if water evaporate add some more).
At the end add sour cream and parsley. REMEMBER all mushrooms are eatable, some of them only once!