Solyanka
Ingredients
300 grams (or, 1/2 pound)Beef chunk
200 grams (or, 1/3 pound) Smoked Bacon, sliced
2 Smoked Pork Sausages, sliced
400 grams (or, 1 pound) Salted Cucumbers, diced
1 Onion, diced
2 tablespoons Tomato Paste
1 cup Olives
3 Bay Leaves
Capers
Preparation
1
Place the beef in a pot, adding 5 cups water. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until done. Remove the meat, cut into small cubes and return to the pan.
2
Cut bacon slices into squares and fry until lightly brown on each side. Add to the pot.
3
4
Add a cup of stock to pan and simmer about 5 min
5
Pour tomato-cucumber mixture into the pot together with sausages and bay leaves, bring to slow boil. Simmer about 10 minutes.
6
Turn the heat off, add olives. Leave for 20 minutes.
7
Serve with sour cream, lemon slices and capers.
8
Sprinkle with dill and enjoy!
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About
Solyanka is an original Russian soup made with meat/poultry, fish (more often with sturgeon) or forest mushrooms
The main ingredient which makes this dish so special is salted cucumbers. It is a traditional to make pickles with a strong brine (without vinegar) flavored by garlic, currant leaves, horseradish and dill.
This is a "Compound Meat Solyanka” (Сборная мясная солянка) recipe, one of many other varieties.
Yield:
48.0 servings
Added:
Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 5:01pm
Comments
January 14, 2009
Wow..this looks beautiful!
January 21, 2009
Yes, it does.