Solyanka with pickled mushrooms
Description
The soup is simple and quick to prepare. There is no single recipe for solyanka, just as there isn't for many other soups like borscht or shchi. Moreover, solyanka can combine meat with vegetables and mushrooms. It's commonly believed that the more ingredients in solyanka, the heartier and tastier it becomes. Almost any mushrooms work well in solyanka: dried, fresh, marinated, or salted. This time, I suggest making solyanka with salted boletus mushrooms, which are perfect for this dish, giving it a unique flavor and velvety richness.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making solyanka.
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Step 2
Peel the onion, wash it, and chop into small cubes. Place in a frying pan.
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Step 3
Finely chop the pickle as well. Add it to the onion.
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Step 4
Add the tomato paste there as well.
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Step 5
Pour in refined sunflower oil and 100 milliliters of chicken broth. Cover the frying pan with a lid and simmer the onions with cucumbers and tomato paste for 15-20 minutes.
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Step 6
Meanwhile, slice the sausages and smoked sausage.
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Step 7
Then place in a pot with chicken broth.
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Step 8
Slice the cooked sausage and ham. Add to the pot.
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Step 9
Cut the salted boletus mushrooms into pieces of arbitrary size, but not too small.
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Step 10
Add mushrooms to the soup.
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Step 11
Place the onions with cucumbers and tomato paste.
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Step 12
Add salt to taste and bay leaf.
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Step 13
Simmer the solyanka for 10-15 minutes, then add the olives.
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Step 14
Add chopped fresh herbs to the ready solyanka.
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Step 15
The sour mushroom soup is ready. Serve the soup with a slice of lemon and sour cream, if desired.