DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Chorba Topcheta
Ivan Zvezdev presents this supa topcheta as a classic Bulgarian meatball soup.
About Chorba Topcheta
Ivan Zvezdev presents this supa topcheta as a classic Bulgarian meatball soup. Small balls of minced meat, rice, onion and parsley cook in veal broth with carrot, celery root and tomatoes.
Black pepper seasons the meatballs, while a cooked mixture of yogurt, egg yolk and flour gives the soup its creamy finish. Egg white binds the meat mixture, and further rice cooks in the broth.
The meatballs remain distinct within the vegetable-and-rice soup. The publisher finishes the preparation with an optional scattering of parsley and celery leaves, adding fresh herbs over the thickened broth.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Egg, Celery, Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chorba Topcheta
Ivan Zvezdev's classic Bulgarian supa topcheta.
- Minced meatProtein
- RiceBase
- OnionAromatic
- ParsleyAromatic
- Black pepperSeasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Egg whiteBinder
- CarrotsBase
- Celery rootAromatic
- Cooking oilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Veal brothLiquid
- TomatoesBase
- Egg yolkBinder
- FlourBinderIngredient page not linked
- YogurtLiquid
- WaterLiquid
- Celery leavesGarnish · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Minced meat: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual25 animal/full formula unspecified.
- Rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Meatball and soup allocations26/39 consolidated, variety unspecified.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Both meatball and soup allocations consolidated.
- Parsley: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Required meatball parsley28; optional extra serving garnish70 same ingredient.
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Egg white: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual31 meatballs, Egg positive.
- Carrots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Celery root: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed. Literal35 root confirms Celery.
- Cooking oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Generic олио36, botanical source unspecified.
- Veal broth: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual37 named prepared veal broth, full subformula unspecified.
- Tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Chopped offered method62 selected over pureed.
- Egg yolk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual41 cooked thickening, Egg positive.
- Flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Generic брашно42, cereal unprovided.
- Yogurt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual43 ordinary dairy yogurt confirms Milk.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method-only52/64 rice and thickening allocations consolidated.
- Celery leaves (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed. Actual70 optional final garnish.
Origins & food traditions
Bulgaria association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Bulgaria
- GreeceCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Bulgarian Cuisine
- Greek Macedonian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Bulgarian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.