Rassolnik (Pickle Soup)
Description
Rassolnik is a traditional Ukrainian and Slavic soup prepared with pickled cucumbers, pearl barley, potatoes, carrots, onions, and meat broth. It has a distinctive sour-salty taste and is often enjoyed as a comforting dish in cold seasons. Originating from Eastern Europe, it remains a classic everyday soup.
For broth
For soup
Instructions
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Prepare the broth. Put meat in cold water, bring to a boil, remove foam, add bay leaf and peppercorns. Simmer 40–50 min.
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Cook the pearl barley. Rinse barley and boil separately for 20 min until half-ready.
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Prepare vegetables. Dice potatoes and cucumbers, grate carrot, chop onion.
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Sauté vegetables. Fry onion and carrot in oil until golden.
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Combine soup. To the broth add potatoes, barley, sautéed vegetables, cucumbers. Cook 15–20 min.
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Season and serve. Adjust salt, pepper. Serve hot, sprinkled with dill.
