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title: Ciorbă de Fasole cu Afumătură (Sour Bean Soup with Smoked Pork)
servings: 6
prep time: 15 minutes
cook time: 90 minutes
source: https://mycibora.com/recipes/ciorba-de-fasole
---

Gather @red kidney bean{400%g}, @white vinegar{3%tbsp} and @fresh tarragon{3}.

Cube the @smoked pork belly{300%g} and dice the @onion{2} and @carrot{2}.

Put the pork belly in the pot with water and simmer 30 minutes to render its smoke into the broth. ~{30%minutes}

Add the beans, onion, carrot and @bay leaf{2%leaf}; simmer until the beans are creamy all the way through, about 45 minutes. ~{45%minutes}

Stir in the @tomato paste{2%tbsp} and simmer 5 minutes more to cook off its raw edge. ~{5%minutes}

Sour it: add the vinegar in stages, tasting after each, until the broth has a clean sharp tang.

Stir in the tarragon and ladle into bowls with raw onion quarters on the side, like the mountain lodges do.