Ukrainian Pickle Soup (Rassolnik)
Rossolnik soup is a dill pickle Russian soup. Ukrainians and Russian canned cucumbers and then used them for this kind of soup.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pickles, kosher dill
- 1 lb pork
- 5 potatoes
- 1 carrot
- 1 onion
- 1/3 cup white rice
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 tbsp dill
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tbsp vegeta, all-purpose seasoning
- 2 tbsp mayo
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 20 cups water
Instructions
- In a large pot bring 20 cups of water to a boil.
- Cut meat into about 2-inch chunks and season with salt & pepper to taste. Finely dice the pickles.
- Add the diced pickles, cubed meat and bay leaves into the water; reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 1 hr and 10 min.
- Meanwhile, grate the carrot, dice the onion, and cube peeled and washed potatoes.
- Heat 5 tbsp of oil over med-hi heat in a large non-stick skillet. Add the carrot & onion and sauté until tender. Then add paprika; stir and add to the pot of water.
- Add rice to the pot of water and continue boiling over medium heat for 30 min.
- Then add the potatoes, salt, ground pepper, and the Vegeta; boil for another 25 min and turn off the stove.
- Stir the mayo & sour cream together.
- Add the sour cream mixture and dill to the soup and allow soup to sit covered for a few minutes.
