Frumenty Soup with Smoked Pork Shank

Warm spicy frumenty soup, cooked with onion, leek and fresh tomato and enhanced with smoked pork shank (syglino) and toasted croutons, is an ideal choice for the rainy and cold days in which our body asks food with carbohydrates and proteins, offering consolation, feeling wellness and homely warmth.
A traditional nourishing soup turns into an absolute comfort food to warm the body, rejoice and fill of the stomach.
Yours!

work: 15′

time: 45′

very easy:

Ingredients (6 servings) 250g frumenty soup from Cretan coarse wholemeal 70g olive oil 1 grated onion 2 leeks thin in rings 1 green peppers, chili 1 fresh tomato 2 tbsp tomato paste 100g smoked pork shank (syglino) salt & pepper toasted croutons for serving	In a saucepan pour the olive oil and sauté the onion until golden.	Add the leeks and chili pepper and leave for a little to wilt and polish.
Add the chopped tomatoes and enough water to boil.	Once the water boils, add the frumenty, tomato paste, salt and pepper and stir vigorously. Half cover the pot and let the soup simmer until cooked.	Check and stir frequently and if necessary add warm water. Towards the end of cooking add the pork to the pot, cut into cubes to a boil. The soup is served warm and accompanied with croutons.

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