Uzbek Chorba - Vegetable Soup

Ingredients: 250 g (9 oz.) meat (lamb, veal or beef) 2 carrots 2 turnips 2 potatoes 2 stalks of celery 3 nice tomatoes 1 bunch of parsley 1 onion 1/2 cup of vermicelli 1 tbsp. oil 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper A pinch of saffron

Cooking Instructions: Peel and dice all the vegetables except the tomatoes. Place all the ingredients except the tomatoes and vermicelli in a pot. Add 2 liters (8 cups) water and bring to a boil. Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water for a few minutes; drain and refresh in ice water. Peel, remove the stem ends and mash the flesh with a fork. Add to the pot and mix well. Cover and cook over medium heat for 1 hour. Ten minutes before serving, add the vermicelli. Cover the pot by three-quarters and cook. Serve immediately.

#uzbekistan #sop #vegetable #vermicelli