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Zeamă

Name: Zeamă
Total time: 120 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Moldova
Ingredients: 3 (bone-in) Chicken Thigh; 150g All-purpose flour; 1 Egg; 1 Carrot; 1 Onion; 1/2 Red bell pepper; 1/2 Celery; 1/2 bunch Dill; A pinch Parsley; 3 tbsp Lemon juice; 2 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 2L Water

Soup

⏱ 120 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Chicken and handmade noodles soured with borș (fermented bran liquid) — Moldova's national soup.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Zeamă is Moldova's best-loved soup: broth from a whole simmered chicken with carrot, onion, and thin handmade noodles, soured with borș (a fermented bran liquid) or lemon. It's finished with plenty of herbs like lovage and dill. Said to cure hangovers, it's also served the morning after weddings.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Moldovan village kitchen, a bowl of golden chicken broth full of thin noodles and herbs sits beside fresh bread.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Chicken Thigh 3 (bone-in)
All-purpose flour 150g
Egg 1
Carrot 1
Onion 1
Red bell pepper 1/2
Celery 1/2
Dill 1/2 bunch
Parsley A pinch
Lemon juice 3 tbsp
Salt 2 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 2L

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Knead the flour, egg, a little water, and a pinch of salt into a firm dough, roll thin, cut into thin strips, and dry.
Put the chicken and water in a pot and simmer for 1 hour, skimming.
Add the shredded carrot, onion, bell pepper, and celery and simmer 15 minutes.
Add the noodles and simmer 5 minutes.
Turn off the heat, add lemon juice and chopped dill and parsley, and season with salt and pepper.

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