Wedding Soup (Düğün Çorbası)

A traditional Turkish wedding soup of lamb broth thickened with yogurt, egg and lemon.

Ingredients

  • 300 g lamb
  • 2 l water
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes
  • salt (to taste)

Method

  1. Simmer the lamb in the water for 1 hour, skimming, until tender; shred the meat and strain the broth.
  2. Whisk the flour, yogurt, egg yolk and lemon juice together.
  3. Temper the mixture with a few ladles of hot broth, then pour it into the pot.
  4. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; add the meat and salt.
  5. Sizzle the butter with the pepper flakes and drizzle it over the soup.