Serbian meat stew

Serbian meat stew

Appetizers

A traditional Serbian soup: dried meat simmered with onion, tomato, and garlic, combined with sour cream, egg yolk, strong paprika, and vinegar.

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This traditional Serbian recipe uses dried meat cooked with an onion. The soup is thickened with cream, egg yolk, and vinegar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$0.96 $0.16 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.15
  • $0.16
  • $0.10
  • $0.01
  • $0.20
  • $0.32
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the dried meat with the whole onion in the water until it is tender.
  2. Remove the meat. In the broth, add the tomato paste diluted in water and the chopped garlic. Let it simmer for a few more minutes.
  3. Combine the quark or cream with the flour, egg yolk, paprika, and vinegar, then add this mixture to the soup. ≈ 4 min
  4. Cut the meat into small pieces and return it to the soup. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Serbian meat stew

  • 1 onion$0.15
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste$0.16
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.10
  • 1/2 cup of flour$0.01
  • 1 tablespoon of strong paprika$0.20
  • 1 egg yolk$0.32
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar$0.02

Total$0.96

that's $0.16 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of dried meat
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1/2 cup of flour
  • 200 ml of quark or sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon of strong paprika
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar
  • 1.5 liters of water

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