Chicken breast ciorbă, Romanian sour soup, in a multicooker

Ingredients

• 1 boneless skinless chicken breast (600 g)
• 1500 ml water for the initial boil
• 2000 ml water for the multicooker
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium onion (150 g)
• 1/2 green pepper (75 g)
• 1/2 red pepper (75 g)
• 1 carrot (100 g)
• 4 medium potatoes (600 g)
• 4 medium tomatoes (400 g)
• 300 ml cabbage brine
• 15 g fresh lovage
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

1. Peel and wash the onion, peppers, carrot, tomatoes and potatoes. Chop the onion, peppers and carrot, cut the potatoes into cubes and dice the tomatoes. 2. Bring 1500 ml water to a boil in a pot and boil the chicken breast for 10 minutes, until the outside turns white. Remove it and discard the water. 3. Put 2000 ml water, the onion, peppers, carrot, potatoes and 1 teaspoon salt in the multicooker. Select the Boil program for 15 minutes, until the potatoes start to soften. 4. Cut the chicken breast into pieces and add it to the appliance. Select the Stew program for 40 minutes, until the meat is no longer pink in the center and the potatoes are easily pierced. 5. Add the tomatoes and 300 ml cabbage brine. Run the Stew program for another 15 minutes, until the tomatoes soften. 6. When the program ends, the appliance switches to Keep warm. Add the chopped lovage and 1/2 teaspoon salt, then taste and adjust the salt.