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Bey’s Soup 🍲 Bosnian Okra–Chicken 🇧🇦 (Begova Čorba)

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Soups and Stews Balkan Oct 03, 2025 43
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Description

Velvety chicken-and-okra soup with root vegetables and a tangy sour-cream–egg finish—gentle spice, silky body, bright lemon. 🥣🍋

Hook: Classic Sarajevo comfort—clear broth, tender meat, and a satin finish in one pot. ⚡

Ingredients

  • Broth & meat
  • 🐔 Bone-in chicken thighs/drumsticks: 900 g (2 lb / 32 oz)
  • 💧 Water or chicken stock: 1.5 l (6 cups / 51 fl oz)
  • 🧂 Salt: to taste (≈10 g / 1¾ tsp)
  • ⚫ Black pepper: ½ tsp (1 g / 0.04 oz)
  • 🌿 Bay leaf: 1
  • Vegetables
  • 🥕 Carrot, small dice: 120 g (¾ cup / 4.2 oz)
  • 🌱 Parsley root or parsnip, small dice (optional): 80 g (½ cup / 2.8 oz)
  • 🌿 Celery stalk, small dice: 60 g (½ cup / 2.1 oz)
  • 🧅 Onion, small dice: 80 g (½ cup / 2.8 oz)
  • Okra (traditional)
  • 🌿 Dried small okra, rinsed: 80 g (2.8 oz)
  • 🍋 Lemon juice (for pre-soak): 20 ml (4 tsp / 0.68 fl oz)
  • > Use 250 g (9 oz) fresh baby okra if in season; trim tips only.
  • Finish (liaison)
  • 🥛 Sour cream (pavlaka), room temp: 150 g (⅔ cup / 5.3 oz)
  • 🥚 Egg yolk: 1 (18 g / 0.6 oz)
  • 🍋 Fresh lemon juice: 10–15 ml (2–3 tsp / 0.34–0.5 fl oz)
  • 🌿 Fresh parsley, finely chopped: 1 tbsp (4 g / 0.14 oz)

Preparation

  • 1️⃣ Soak okra: Cover 🌿 dried okra with hot water and 🍋 lemon juice; soak 15–20 min, then drain. (For fresh okra, skip soaking.)
  • 2️⃣ Make broth: Combine 🐔 chicken, 💧 water/stock, 🧂 salt, ⚫ pepper, and 🌿 bay. Simmer gently 25 min, skimming.
  • 3️⃣ Add veg & okra: Stir in 🥕 carrot, 🌱 parsley root, 🌿 celery, 🧅 onion, and soaked okra. Simmer 15–18 min until vegetables and okra are tender; remove bay. Lift out chicken, shred bite-size, and return to the pot.
  • 4️⃣ Liaison: Whisk 🥛 sour cream with 🥚 yolk and 🍋 lemon. Ladle in ½ cup hot soup gradually while whisking to temper; stir this back into the pot off heat. Do not boil.
  • 5️⃣ Finish: Adjust 🧂/⚫ and lemon to taste. Sprinkle 🌿 parsley and serve.

Total Time

🕒 Prep: 20 min
🔥 Cook: 45 min
⏳ Total: 1 h 05 min

Nutritional Value

🔋 Energy: ~290 kcal
💪 Protein: ~24 g
🧈 Fat: ~15 g
🍞 Carbohydrates: ~12 g
🧂 Sodium: ~820 mg

Advice

Pre-soaking okra with lemon reduces stickiness; keeping the liaison off heat prevents curdling and yields that signature satin texture.

Why it works

A gentle simmer keeps broth clear and chicken juicy; the okra’s natural mucilage lightly thickens the soup, while the sour-cream–yolk liaison adds body and a bright, lemony finish.

Twist

Light & herby: swap sour cream for 150 g plain yogurt and finish with extra dill.

Richer feast: stir in 1 tbsp butter and a pinch of ground coriander with the vegetables.

Status

Silky, bright, and deeply Bosnian—Begova čorba that tastes like a Sarajevo tavern. #grannyzen #bosniansoup 🥣🇧🇦

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