Vepřová polévka (Czech pork soup)

Traditionally, this would have been made from a pigs head, although nowadays pork shoulder is more commonly used.

Vepřová polévka (Czech pork soup)

Servings:	Serves 4
Calories per serving:	407
Ready in:	1 hour, 55 minutes
Prep. time:	10 minutes
Cook time:	1 hour, 45 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	JuliaBalbilla
First published:	11th January 2017

Best recipe review A pics head rather than shoulder. Really? 4/5 I know what I would prefer. Susie

Ingredients

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• 350g lean shoulder of pork, cut into 1cm cubes
• 1 large onion, peeled and finely sliced
• 115g carrots, peeled and finely diced
• Garlic, to taste, crushed with a little salt, using the flat side of a knife
• 1.5 litres pork or ham stock
• ¾ teaspoon dried marjoram
• 100g cooked barley (about 30g raw)
• Seasoning

Method

1. To a large pot, add the pork, onion, carrot, garlic and stock
2. Bring to the boil, reduce heat, then simmer for 1-1½ hours, until the pork is tender
3. Skim if needed
4. Add the marjoram and season to taste.
5. Simmer for a further 5 minutes
6. Divide the cooked barley and place the the bottom of 4 soup bowls.
7. Ladle the soup into the bowls and serve

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