Beef-based solyanka soup
Description
The soup is simple and quick to prepare. As you know, potatoes are not added to solyanka. In this recipe, you can add potatoes to taste or simply skip this step. The soup turns out quite thick. You can also substitute black olives with green ones—choose according to your preference. Ladle into bowls and serve.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
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Step 2
Boil beef ribs to make a broth. Let the meat cool in the broth, then remove it. Slightly reheat the broth and strain it.
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Step 3
Remove the meat from the ribs and chop it finely. Peel the potatoes and cut them into 1 cm cubes.
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Step 4
Fry smoked bacon in a frying pan.
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Step 5
Place the potatoes and meat into the pot with the broth. Put it on low heat.
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Step 6
Chop the onion into small cubes. Slice the sausages into rounds.
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Step 7
Once the fat becomes transparent, add vegetable oil, sliced sausages, and onions. Fry together until the onions soften.
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Step 8
Then add the cucumbers cut into strips and olives sliced into rings. Sauté everything together for 2–4 minutes, stirring.
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Step 9
Dissolve tomato paste in 250 ml of warm water.
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Step 10
Pour the tomato paste into the fried vegetables with sausages. Bring to a boil, stir, and remove from heat.
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Step 11
Add the contents of the skillet to the broth with the potatoes and meat. By this time, it should already be cooked.
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Step 12
Stir the contents of the pot, bring to a boil, and simmer for 15 minutes over medium heat. Then turn off the heat. Cover with a lid and let it steep for 15 minutes. After that, it can be served.
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Step 13
Before serving, place a slice of lemon in each plate and add some herbs.