Solyanka Soup
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Solyanka Soup |
Russian Food | This food has a sour taste and is a little spicy. Generally, solyanka is cooked with fish, meat, or mushrooms, and seasoned with pickles, onions, Russian-style spices, and sour cream.
Ingredients
For Sachets:
- 2 bay leaves
- 6 black peppercorns
- 4 allspice
For Soup:
- 10 glasses of water
- 4 tablespoons beef
- 1/2 head of grated cabbage
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 medium onions
- 2 carrots peeled and chopped
- 1 pound Polish kabanosy sauce, sliced 1/4-inch thick
- 2 cooked chicken breasts, diced
- 1 cup diced ham
- 3 large dill pickles
- 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 3/4 cup chopped black olives
- 2 (14-ounce) cans of boiled tomatoes
- 1 cup dry white wine
- Salt and pepper
For Garnishes:
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup chopped
- fresh dill to taste
How to make Solyanka Soup
Create Sachets
- Make sachets by tying bay leaves, peppercorns, and allspice in cheesecloth squares with butcher's thread.
- Using the ends of the meat strings, tie the sachet to the handle of a large soup pot.
Make Soup
- Add water and beef to the soup pot and bring to a boil. Add grated cabbage and celery slices, return to a simmer, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Put the oil in a large skillet and heat it. Add onions and carrots, and sauté until translucent. Add sausage, chicken, ham, pickles, and tomato paste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Transfer to the soup pot.
- Add capers, olives, boiled tomatoes, and bring to a boil. Add wine and heat or simmer for 20 minutes.
Serve Soup
- Remove sachet and throw away. if you feel something is missing, add salt and pepper to your taste. Spoon soup into hot bowls and garnish with sour cream and dill or place on the table for diners to serve themselves.
- Accompany the hot soup with multigrain bread.
