Croatian Zagorje Potato Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 400 g potatoes
• 150 g lamb ribs (dried, smoked)
• 50 g wild mushrooms
• 10 g lard
• 10 g flour
• 4 g red paprika (dried)
• 2 liters water
• 1 bay leaf
• 100 g sour cream
• 2 tablespoons dill (fresh, minced)

Recipe

• 1 melt lard in a pot and add flour. fry until become brownish and add paprika.
• 2 pour cold water and make it creamy. make soup removing eventual small flour clods.
• 3 cut potato into small cubes and add into soup.
• 4 chop mushrooms into leaves and add into soup.
• 5 cut dried smoked lamb ribs into small pieces and add into soup. you can also use smoked bacon if you do not have lamb ribs.
• 6 add bay leaf and season the soup.
• 7 cook for 1,5 to 2 hours. when potato become soft just squash it a bit to make it more creamy.
• 8 at the end, before serving, add sour cream and dill.