Trahanas with butter – traditional Greek soup – ideal for cold days

Ingredients

• 1 onion in small pieces
• 2,5 espresso cups thahanas (sour or sweet, we prefer sour in this recipe)
• 4 times water of the volume of trahanas, so 10 espresso cups
• good butter and freshly grounded pepper for serving
• red chilli pepper flakes (we call it bukovo in Greek) for serving

Steps

• Cook the onion till transparent
• Add the trahanas and mix
• add boiling water and let it cook for 15-20 minutes while you stir occasionally
• Season it with salt
• When it is ready add the butter on the dish and freshly grounded pepper
• serve it warm with red chilli pepper flakes