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Turkish Minted Yogurt Rice Soup With Spiced Butter

Name: Turkish Minted Yogurt Rice Soup With Spiced Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 0.33 cup short-grain white rice, rinsed well; 5 cups water; 1.5 cups plain full-fat yogurt, room temperature; 1 large egg yolk; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 3 tbsp unsalted butter; 1.5 tbsp dried mint; 1 tsp pul biber pepper flakes, Aleppo pepper flakes; 1 tsp sea salt

A velvety Turkish soup made with soft short-grain rice and tempered full-fat yogurt, finished with a sizzling drizzle of mint and pul biber butter.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 35 min

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Technique to learn

Yogurt Tempering (Terbiye)

Gradually incorporating hot cooking liquid into a raw yogurt, egg, and flour base to equalize temperature before combining into a soup.

Instructions

Step 1: Combine the rinsed short-grain rice and 5 cups of water in a medium pot, bringing to a boil over medium-high heat.

Step 2: Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer the rice uncovered for 15 minutes until very soft.

Step 3: In a glass mixing bowl, whisk together plain full-fat yogurt, egg yolk, and all-purpose flour until completely smooth.

Step 4: Ladle 1 cup of hot rice liquid gradually into the yogurt mixture while whisking constantly to temper the dairy mixture.

Step 5: Slowly pour the warm tempered yogurt back into the main soup pot while stirring continuously over low heat.

Step 6: Simmer the soup gently for 5 minutes without bringing it to a hard boil, then season with sea salt.

Step 7: Melt butter in a small pan, stir in dried mint and pul biber pepper flakes, sizzle for 30 seconds, and swirl over soup portions to finish.

Cooking tips

Never boil the soup aggressively after stirring in the yogurt base, as harsh heat can break the emulsion and curdle the yogurt.
Ensure your yogurt is at room temperature before tempering to avoid temperature shock.
Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Turkish; regional versions vary.
Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.

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