Bob chorba is a thick and quite hearty bean soup with vegetables, a dish of Bulgarian cuisine.

In addition to beans, the soup includes spicy onions, fragrant garlic, juicy tomatoes, carrots and, of course, bell peppers.

The spices add a special flavor to the soup. There is a whole “bouquet” of them here – ground paprika, freshly ground black pepper and dried mint.

Ingredients:

  • Water – 1.75 liters.
  • Dried beans – 200 g.
  • Onion – 1 head.
  • Garlic – 2 cloves.
  • Large tomato – 1 pc.
  • Bulgarian pepper – 1 pod.
  • Carrot – 1 pc.
  • Freshly ground black pepper – to taste.
  • Salt – to taste.
  • Ground paprika – 1.5 tbsp. l.
  • Dried mint – 2 tsp
  • Sunflower oil – 4 tbsp. l.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

How to cook:

1. Sort the beans and rinse thoroughly under running cold running water, putting them in a colander.

Then put the beans in a deep bowl and cover with cold water. Leave for 8-10 hours, overnight. Then drain the liquid away.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

2. Place the beans in a bowl.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

3. Fill with water – 750 ml. Put the pan on the fire, heat to a boil and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

4. Then drain all the water away, and add 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil to the pan. Stir.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

5. Put the pan on the fire and fry the beans, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

6. Pour in 1 liter of hot boiled water. Let it boil and cook over low heat for 45-50 minutes.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

7. While the beans are cooking, prepare the rest of the ingredients. Peel the onion, wash and cut into small cubes. Peel and chop the garlic cloves too – you can chop with a knife or pass through a press.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

8. Wash the carrots with a vegetable brush, peel and grate on a coarse grater.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

9. Wash bell pepper and tomato. Remove the seeds from the pepper. Cut vegetables into cubes or strips.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

10. In a frying pan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil and fry the onion, garlic and carrots in it for 6 to 8 minutes.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

11. Add tomatoes and bell peppers to the pan.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

12. Add mint, paprika, ground black pepper and salt. Stir. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

You can make bob chorba spicier by adding fresh hot peppers to the soup. If desired, you can add leaf celery, and seasonings – savory.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

13. Then transfer the contents of the pan to the pot with the beans. Bring back to a boil and simmer the soup over low heat for another 20 to 25 minutes.

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

Bulgarian soup "Bob Chorba" - hearty and tasty

Bon appetit!