DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Begova Corba
Also known as: Begova čorba
Bosnian chicken-and-okra soup enriched with a butter-flour roux and egg-yolk sour cream.
About Begova Corba
Begova čorba, or Bey's soup, is a traditional Bosnian chicken-and-okra soup. This version follows Aida's dried-okra option and her explicitly described classic roux, without the newer blended-potato thickening branch.
Chicken, onion and carrot form the savoury broth, with optional celery root and bay leaf adding aroma. Butter and sour cream bring richness, while lemon and parsley brighten the finished soup.
Shredded chicken and carrot pieces remain visible among the okra in a thickened broth. The source serves the soup warm or hot with bread; lemon wedges are an optional finishing accompaniment.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Egg, Wheat (gluten).
Optional additions: Celery.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Begova Corba
Aida's Bosnian begova čorba with dried okra and classic roux.
- Chicken leg and thigh piecesProtein
- OnionAromatic
- CarrotsBase
- Celery rootAromatic · Optional
- ParsleyGarnish
- Dried okraBase
- Lemon juiceSeasoning
- Bay leafAromatic · Optional
- SaltSeasoning
- PepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Stock powderSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- FlourBinder · Selected classic roux
- ButterCooking medium · Selected classic roux
- Egg yolkBinder · Selected classic roux enrichment
- Sour creamBinder · Selected classic roux enrichment
- WaterLiquid
- Lemon wedgesAccompaniment · Serving · Optional
- Homemade breadAccompaniment · Serving
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Chicken leg and thigh pieces: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Leg/thigh choice selected rather than recently preferred breast substitution; broader chicken candidate.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Yellow/white source option retained without assigning colour; broth aromatic removed in method.
- Carrots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Celery root (optional): Celery. Optional in source ingredient discussion; root selected rather than stalk substitution.
- Parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required garnish; additional broth bunch optional in source discussion.
- Dried okra: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Dried option selected from fresh/frozen/dried alternatives.
- Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Lemon choice selected for okra soak rather than vinegar.
- Bay leaf (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Optional in source ingredient discussion; broth aromatic removed in method.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Colour and form unspecified.
- Stock powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Powder selected rather than bouillon-cube/Vegeta alternatives; complete compound formula unresolved.
- Flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source generic regular flour; cereal not explicitly established.
- Butter: Milk. Required for the selected cooked classic-roux alternative; optionality in card refers to alternative roux selection.
- Egg yolk: Egg
- Sour cream: Milk. Selected recipe-card alternative explicitly combines yolk/sour cream after cooked roux; extra table sour cream remains optional.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit broth and okra-soaking water; own broth reused for thickening.
- Lemon wedges (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Optional source serving finish.
- Homemade bread: Wheat (gluten). Standard bread option selected rather than lokumi; broader bread candidate, full formula unresolved.
Origins & food traditions
Bosnian Bey’s soup; selected unblended classic-roux and dried-okra version.
Countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Bosnian Cuisine
- Bosnian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.