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Yogurt-Rice Soup Recipe

Yogurt-Rice Soup

By
Patricia Solley, author of An Exaltation of Soups (Random House, 2004)
This soup is an excellent reflection of Armenian culture, which was forged in Asia Minor, a crossroads of trade routes between the Caspian and Black seas and consequently a battleground over the ages for Assyrians, Medes, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Turks, Russians -- you name it. It was in this small spot of the world that cherries and apricots originated -- and Armenians developed a cuisine heavily based on those fruits and also on dairy products, meat, grains, butter, and spices. Prinzov Abour (Yogurt-Rice Soup) is rich, yet light; soft on the palate; and highly stimulating to the appetite with its sour-minty tang.

Ingredients

2 cups  (500 mL)  beef stock
1/4 cup  (50 mL)  raw long-grain rice, washed
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp  (15 mL)  butter
1 tbsp  (15 mL)  minced fresh mint leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried, crumbled between your palms
1 tbsp  (15 mL)  minced fresh parsley
1 to 2 cups (250 to 500 mL) plain yogurt, depending on how thick you like the soup
1 small egg, beaten
salt to taste
Finely minced fresh parsley and mint, for garnish

Preparation

Prep the ingredients as directed in the recipe list. Bring the stock to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat, pour in the rice, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, about 20 minutes, until the rice is tender.

While the rice is cooking, sauté the onion in the butter in a small skillet over low heat, stirring often, until golden brown. Remove from the heat, stir in the mint and parsley, and scrape into the soup when the rice is cooked.

In a separate bowl, beat the yogurt until smooth, then beat the egg into it. Whisk some hot soup into the yogurt, then whisk the yogurt mixture back into the simmering soup and stir until the soup is heated through. Don't let the soup boil.

Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle with minced parsley and mint before racing it to your patient.

Yogurt-Rice Soup
Serving(s)
1 to 2

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