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Lamb Soup (Janjeca juha)
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Lamb Soup (Janjeca juha)

17 ingredients 3 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

746
Calories
42g
Protein
28g
Fat
85g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Savoy Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0
Root Vegetables not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 14 oz. (400 g) lamb meat
  • 1 bunch root vegetables
  • 2 oz. (50 g) rice
  • 2 oz. (50 g) Savoy cabbage
  • 2 egg yolkes
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 onion
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4-5 pepper corns
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 fl. oz. (100 ml) smetana
  • salt and
  • pepper
  • parsley
  • 1 tablespoon of mixed spices
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Directions

1

Thoroughly wash meat and vegetables and cut into cubes. Cut the Savoy cabbage into strips. Mix the egg yolks with the smetana and lemon juice. Chop the parsley.

2

Place the meat in a fair amount of water and bring to the boil. Skim well, add cubed vegetables, onion, garlic cloves, bay leaf, salt, pepper and spices. Boil the cabbage separately.

3

Cook rice in salted water, drain and rinse well under cold running water. As soon as the meat is tender, strain the soup and set the meat and vegetables aside. Slowly add the egg yolk, smetana, etc. mixture to the soup, stirring constantly. Then add the rice, meat and vegetables and sprinkle with chopped parsley.

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