Croatian Zagorje Potato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

400 g potatoes
150 g pork ribs (dried, smoked)
50 g wild mushrooms
10 g lard
10 g flour
4 g red paprika (dried)
2 liters water
1 bay leaf
100 g sour cream
2 tablespoons dill (fresh, minced)

Preparation

Melt lard in a pot and add flour. Fry until become brownish and add paprika.
Pour cold water and make it creamy. Make soup removing eventual small flour clods.
Cut potato into small cubes and add into soup.
Chop mushrooms into leaves and add into soup.
Cut dried smoked pork ribs into small pieces and add into soup. You can also use smoked bacon if you do not have pork ribs.
Add bay leaf and season the soup.
Cook for 1,5 to 2 hours. When potato become soft just squash it a bit to make it more creamy.
At the end, before serving, add sour cream and dill.