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