Solyanka (Russian sour meat soup)

Name: Solyanka (Russian sour meat soup)
Prep time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 10 oz beef stew meat, diced; 7 oz smoked sausage, sliced; 5 oz ham, cut into strips; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 4 pickles, sliced into half-moons; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 7 cups water or beef stock; 2 bay leaves; 3 1/2 oz black olives, sliced; 2 tbsp capers; 1 lemon, cut into wedges; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp dill, chopped

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Solyanka is a bold soup with mixed meats, pickles, tomato and olives. Its flavor is rich, salty-sour and very distinctive.

Serves: 4 people

Preparation time: 50 min

Ingredients

beef stew meat, diced – 10 oz
smoked sausage, sliced – 7 oz
ham, cut into strips – 5 oz
onion, finely chopped – 1 large
pickles, sliced into half-moons – 4
tomato paste – 2 tbsp
water or beef stock – 7 cups
bay leaves – 2
black olives, sliced – 3 1/2 oz
capers – 2 tbsp
lemon, cut into wedges – 1
sour cream – 1/2 cup
oil – 1 tbsp
black pepper – 1/2 tsp
dill, chopped – 2 tbsp

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large pot and brown the beef on all sides. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes.
2. Stir in the tomato paste, then add the water or stock and the bay leaves. Simmer gently for 35 minutes.
3. Add the smoked sausage, ham, pickles, olives and capers and let the soup cook for 10 more minutes.
4. Season with pepper and remove the bay leaves.
5. Serve the soup with dill, a spoonful of sour cream and a wedge of lemon.