Soup Zama Moldavian

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   Zama is a Moldovan national soup. It is simply incredibly delicious!!! The most important component of this soup is sour bran kvass. Unfortunately, it is not sold in Russia, but there are a lot of recipes for preparing it on the Internet. My relatives from Chisinau send me this dry stuff in bags. You can replace with citric acid, but I can’t say the exact proportions, try 0.5 tbsp. spoons onto the pan. It won't be enough, add a little more to your taste.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the chicken, cut it and cook. I remove the skin from the chicken. Let's make noodles. Beat only the white of 1 egg into a bowl. Add some salt. You can do it with a whole egg, but then you will end up with a lot of noodles. But you can leave it for 1 more soup. Knead the dough. Do not add water under any circumstances!!! Only on the egg!!! Leave it to rest.

3. STEP 3

   

   Check the chicken in the pan. Skim off the foam, reduce the heat so that the broth is clear and add 1 bay leaf and 7-10 black peppercorns. You can grind the pepper in a mortar, or throw it in whole.

4. STEP 4

   

   Cut all vegetables into strips. The thinner you cut it, the more beautiful the soup will be. The thickness of the slice does not affect the taste in any way!))) Before slicing, pour boiling water over the tomatoes and remove the skin, but if it doesn’t “confuse” you, you don’t have to do this.

5. STEP 5

   

   When the meat is completely cooked, throw the onion, carrots and celery root into the pan, all at the same time. While this is cooking, let's make noodles.

6. STEP 6

   

   Roll out the dough thinly, 1 mm thick. Cut ribbons 4-5 cm wide and cut into thin noodles.

7. STEP 7

   

   Scatter the noodles on the table and leave for 10 minutes to dry a little.

8. STEP 8

   

   While the noodles were being made, the vegetables were cooked. Add peppers and tomatoes. I do not throw away the stems from the greens, but chop them finely and add them to the soup at this stage.

9. STEP 9

   

   Collect the noodles in a sieve or colander and shake well to remove excess flour.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place the noodle pot on the heat. Salt the water and, as soon as it boils, throw in the noodles. As soon as it foams, turn it off and let it lie in this water for 7-10 minutes. Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add boiled noodles, herbs and sour kvass 1 tbsp. spoon. The soup will become a little cloudy, don’t worry, that’s how it was intended.))) If there is not enough liquid, add boiled hot water. Add salt and let simmer for 5-7 minutes.

12. STEP 12

    

    Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Ira

17.10.2023

5

Incredibly delicious! Thanks for the recipe! Here is a photo report -->>