Hot Yogurt and Spinach Soup

Name: Hot Yogurt and Spinach Soup
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 1 quart low-sodium chicken broth; ½ cup short- or medium-grain white rice (such as Turkish baldo rice or arborio), rinsed; 1 large egg yolk; 2¼ cups plain whole-milk yogurt; 1 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. cornstarch; 1 tsp. dried mint; Kosher salt, freshly ground white or black pepper; 7 oz. mature spinach, tough stems trimmed, coarsely chopped; 3 Tbsp. salted butter; 1 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. dried mint; 1½ tsp. Aleppo-style pepper

By Yasmin Khan

April 20, 2021

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To make this rich and creamy soup, a riff on Yayla Çorbasi from the mountain meadows of northern Turkey, cookbook author Yasmin Khan seeks out the best quality whole-milk yogurt. It’s the star of the dish, so it’s gotta be good! This recipe comes from Khan’s book, Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus, and it’s guaranteed to soothe. Heating up the yogurt slowly with the hot rice and broth mixture ensures it won’t split.

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