Ciorbă de Burtă

Name: Ciorbă de Burtă
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Romania
Ingredients: 2 lb beef tripe, cleaned; 2 lb veal or beef bones; 1 onion; 2 carrots; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 cup sour cream; 3 egg yolks; 2 tbsp vinegar; Salt; Fresh chili and vinegar, for serving

6 servings30 min prep150 min cookMedium Romania

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Ciorbă de Burtă

Story updated September 17, 2026

Ciorbă de burtă, a sour tripe soup enriched with garlic and cream, belongs to Romania's broader ciorbă tradition of sour soups, likely shaped by Ottoman and Balkan culinary influence. It's traditionally considered a hangover remedy as much as an everyday dish.

Ingredients

Scale:· 6 servings

2 lb beef tripe, cleaned
2 lb veal or beef bones
1 onion
2 carrots
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup sour cream
3 egg yolks
2 tbsp vinegar
Salt
Fresh chili and vinegar, for serving

Instructions

1Simmer bones with onion and carrots for 1 hour to make a broth, then strain.
2Simmer the tripe separately in fresh water for about 2 hours until tender, then slice into thin strips.
3Combine the sliced tripe with the strained broth and simmer 20 minutes.
4Whisk sour cream and egg yolks together, then temper with a ladle of hot broth.
5Stir the tempered mixture back into the pot along with the garlic and vinegar, and heat gently without boiling.
6Season with salt and serve with extra vinegar and chopped fresh chili on the side.

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