Saved Armenian soup

Tender with a pleasant sourness national Armenian soup saved! Every country has a traditional national dish. In Armenia, one of these and the most respected is the Armenian soup spas. Anyone who has tried this soup, prepared according to the original original recipe, speaks very well about it. This soup is prepared simply and quickly, and it turns out very tasty. In addition, it is perfect for the hot season, in cold form as an alternative to the tired okroshka. Spas is considered a low-calorie and healthy dish.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 20 % 4 g
Fats 25 % 5 g
Carbohydrates 55 % 11 g
94 kcal
GI: 27 / 0 / 73

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 40 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Preparing the ingredients. A real savior will turn out only if you do not deviate from the traditional composition of the ingredients of the dish. But ingredients like matzoni can't always be found in the store. Therefore, you can take the usual fatty kefir. In this case, the amount of water should be reduced by half. Wheat can also be replaced with bulgur or couscous if desired.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Wheat is well washed and soaked overnight, it will swell well, which will shorten the cooking time and the soup will be richer and tastier.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Then drain the water, wash the wheat and cook in salted water for about 25 minutes.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    In a separate bowl, beat the egg with salt with a fork.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Add a tablespoon of sifted flour. Mix the mixture thoroughly so that there are no lumps.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Add matsun and water to the egg mixture.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Mix the mixture well until smooth. The mixture should be thick as sour cream in consistency.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Pour the mixture into a saucepan with grits and put it on fire. Bring it to a boil, stirring with a wooden spatula.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Peel and finely chop the onion.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    In parallel, heat a piece of butter in a frying pan and fry the onion until golden.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    Reduce the heat to medium and cook the soup, stirring constantly so that the mixture does not curdle.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12.

    Finely chop the coriander and parsley greens and put them in a saucepan with soup.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13.

    Put onion toasting with butter in the same place, mix. Cook for about 10 more minutes. Turn off the fire.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14.

    Let the soup stand under the lid for about 15 minutes. Serve hot or cold, with fresh herbs and bread. You can throw a couple of mint leaves, with such a serving, the spas will be especially refreshing. Bon appetit!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Hard red spring wheat (whole grain) - 330   kcal/100g
  • Hard red winter wheat (whole grain) - 330   kcal/100g
  • Soft red winter wheat (whole grain) - 326   kcal/100g
  • White wheat (whole grain) - 335   kcal/100g
  • Durum wheat (whole grain) - 332   kcal/100g
  • Crushed dry hard red wheat - 359   kcal/100g
  • Crushed winter wheat - 358   kcal/100g
  • Dry wheat, canned without seasonings - 168   kcal/100g
  • Dry wheat, canned with seasonings - 182   kcal/100g
  • Sorghum grain - 332   kcal/100g
  • Wheat groats - 352   kcal/100g
  • Sprouted wheat grains - 305   kcal/100g
  • Wheat groats - 332   kcal/100g
  • Mint fresh - 49   kcal/100g
  • Dried mint - 285   kcal/100g
  • Mint - 49   kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45   kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734   kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709   kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661   kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652   kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325   kcal/100g
  • Coriander greens - 25   kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80   kcal/100g
  • Matsoni - 38   kcal/100g

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