Black Cabbage Soup
Sample Dishes from Turkish Cuisine
Black
Cabbage Soup (Karalahana
Çorbası)
| Ingredients | Measure | Amount |
| Dried white beans | 1/3 cup | 60 gr |
| Wurld corn | 1/3 cup | 60 gr |
| Water | 6 cup | 1200 gr |
| Onion | 1 small size | 30 gr |
| Margarine | 3 tablespoon | 30 gr |
| Ground Meat | 1/4 cup | 45 gr |
| Tomato paste | 1 tablespoon | 10 gr |
| Salt | 2 teaspoon | 12 gr |
| Black cabbage | 5-6 leaves | 125 gr |
| Black Pepper | 1/4 teaspoon | 0.5 gr |
| Red pepper | 1/2 teaspoon | 1 gr |
Preparation
Soak beans and
corn overnight with 2 cups of water. Cook with remaining water in a pressure
saucepan for 45-50 minutes or until tender. Set aside. Saute chopped onion and
ground meat in margarine for 10 minutes in a large saucepan stirring until crumbly;
drain. Add tomato paste. Season with salt. Bring to boil. Add shredded cabbage
and bean-corn mixture; stir. Simmer for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with spices before
serving. Serve hot.
Servings:
6
Nutritional
Value
(in approximately one serving)
| Energy | 132 cal |
| Protein | 5,2 g |
| Fat | 6,4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 14,1 g |
| Calcium | 37 mg |
| Iron | 1,38 mg |
| Phosphorus | 77 mg |
| Zinc | 1 mg |
| Sodium | 673 mg |
| Vitamin A | 460 iu |
| Thiamine | 0,12 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0,07 mg |
| Niacin | 1,05 mg |
| Vitamin C | 9 mg |
| Cholesterol | 5 mg |
Regional Characteristics:
This soup is from
the Black Sea Region. Wurld corn (or maize) resembles dövme which is a kind
of wurld wheat. lf wurld corn is not a available wurld wheat or pearl barley
can easily be substituted.