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Brain soup, a traditional Turkish soup made with veal brain

Beyin çorbası, Turkish calf brain soup

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A traditional Turkish soup: poached calf’s brain, stripped of its membrane, cooked with onion, bound with flour, and simmered in meat broth with a little …

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Recipe from Brightt11, Vikiçizer, Vito Genovese and 3 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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A traditional Turkish offal soup, rich and creamy. The brain must be very fresh.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$4.04 $1.01 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.21
  • $0.19
  • $0.16
  • $0.02
  • $0.09
  • $3.34
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Poach the brains in boiling salted water, remove the thin membrane, and cut them into dice the size of dice.
  2. Heat the oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot, add the brains and cook until they are browned.
  3. Let it cook for about 15 minutes, then season with salt, and while stirring constantly, sprinkle with flour.
  4. Immediately pour in the broth, add the concentrate and rice, and cook until the rice is tender, about 15 minutes.

The bill

Beyin çorbası, Turkish calf brain soup

  • 1 finely grated onion$0.21
  • 3 tablespoons of oil$0.19
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste$0.16
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • 2 tablespoons of rice$0.09
  • 1.2 liters of meat broth$3.34
  • salt$0.03

Total$4.04

that's $1.01 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 veal brain
  • 1 finely grated onion
  • 3 tablespoons of oil
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon of flour
  • 2 tablespoons of rice
  • 1.2 liters of meat broth
  • salt

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