Croatian Tripe

Submitted by Laka

"It is a rustic Croatian dish that satisfies the appetite and nourishes the soul. Tripe is usually sold specially prepared or cleaned for cooking and is very much an acquired taste."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 onions, chopped or 250 g onions
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 100 g carrots, chopped
• 100 g celery root, chopped
• 80 g fresh bell peppers, chopped
• 150 g bacon, cut into small pieces
• 500 g precooked tripe
• 1 tablespoon ground sweet red paprika
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 bay leaf
• 800 ml beef broth, from 1 cube
• 1⁄3 cup parmesan cheese, grated

directions

1. In a large saucepan, heat the sunflower oil. Add the onion, garlic, celery root, carrot, bell pepper and pancetta and sauté for 3 minutes or until they are soft.
2. Add the tripe, sweet red paprika, tomato puree and bay leaf, stir.
3. Add the beef broth, cover the pan and bring to the boil. Lower the flame and cook over low heat for 20 minutes.
4. Serve sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese.

Reviews

[dennis_phillips]

This soup was amazing. I had a similar soup at a Christmas market in Zagreb years ago and have been searching for the same taste, I found it, this is the real deal! I added extra green bell pepper and red bell pepper, and and extra half tablespoon of paprika, otherwise followed the recipe.