Sorrel soup with rice
Description
This sorrel soup with rice recipe calls for meat broth, but if you prefer lighter soups, you can cook it with vegetable broth instead. The special piquancy of this dish comes not so much from the greens, but from the aromatic spices. Try making it at home—I hope you'll enjoy this soup.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Here is the complete set of ingredients you'll need to make this simple sorrel and rice soup recipe in your kitchen.
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Step 2
2. First, wash the meat (you can use lean pork or beef), place it in a pot. Peel the onion and add it whole to the pot as well. To give the broth a special aroma, you can place cloves into the onion. Pour in water and place on the stove. Once it comes to a boil, reduce the heat and skim off the foam that forms.
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Step 3
3. In a separate saucepan, start boiling the eggs hard. Meanwhile, peel and dice the potatoes into small cubes.
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Step 4
4. When the meat is well cooked, carefully remove it and cut into small pieces. Return it to the pot together with the potatoes. About 10 minutes later, add the rice washed under running water.
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Step 5
5. Wash the herbs (in this case, not only sorrel but also parsley), dry them slightly, and chop.
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Step 6
6. Salt to taste. Add a pinch of pepper, bay leaf, chopped celery root, and other spices you have on hand. Don't forget to remove the onion from the pot, as we no longer need it.
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Step 7
7. Cool the cooked eggs, peel and slice them. You can either add them directly to the pot or place them in portions onto the plate when serving the sorrel and rice soup at home.
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Step 8
8. Add herbs to the pot, simmer for just 7-10 minutes. Remove the soup from heat, cover it with a lid. Let it steep for about half an hour.
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Step 9
9. That's the secret of how to make sorrel soup with rice. Serve it with croutons or sour cream, for example.