Latvian Spinach Soup

Name: Latvian Spinach Soup
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: eastern european
Ingredients: 1 pound smoked pork ribs; 7 cups water; 1 tablespoon rice; 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 9 pieces each; 1 pound spinach; 2 or 3 tablespoons lemon juice; Salt to taste; 6 teaspoons sour cream; 3 hard-cooked eggs, halved lengthwise

By Ann Barry

Total Time: About 2 hours
Rating: 3(7)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

1pound smoked pork ribs
7cups water
1tablespoon rice
2medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 9 pieces each
1pound spinach
2 or 3tablespoons lemon juice
Salt to taste
6teaspoons sour cream
3hard-cooked eggs, halved lengthwise

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Preparation

Step 1
Boil the smoked ribs in 7 cups of water, covered, for an hour to an hour and a half.
Step 2
Meanwhile, wash the spinach, and chop finely.
Step 3
After the meat has cooked, add the rice and potatoes to the pot.
Step 4
After approximately 15 minutes (when the potatoes are cooked), remove the meat. When cool enough to handle, strip the meat from the bones and reserve.
Step 5
Add the spinach to the pot, along with the lemon juice and salt to taste.
Step 6
Place a serving of meat in individual bowls, add the soup and then half a hard-cooked egg and a teaspoon of sour cream.
Step 7
The diner chops the egg and mixes the cream into the soup.