Description
Classic Beef Pickle Soup (Rassolnik) is a hearty traditional Russian soup made with beef, barley, potatoes, and dill pickles in a savory broth.
Ingredients
Scale
- 14 oz beef on the bone
- 7 oz boneless beef
- 2 medium carrots
- 1 celery stalk
- 2 medium yellow onions
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 10 1/2 cups water
- 10 oz dill pickles
- 1/4 cup pearl barley
- 4 medium potatoes
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons green onions
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill
Instructions
- Rinse and soak the pearl barley for 30 minutes, then drain.
- Simmer beef on the bone with water and bay leaves for 45 minutes.
- Add diced beef and barley and cook for 20 minutes.
- Add potatoes and cook for 10 minutes.
- Sauté onions, carrots, celery, tomato paste, and sugar in oil.
- Add pickles and cook briefly.
- Transfer vegetables to soup, season, and simmer 10 minutes.
- Remove bay leaves, add herbs, rest, and serve.
Notes
- Grated pickles distribute flavor evenly.
- Add hot water if soup thickens.
- Flavor improves the next day.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Russian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 820
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 9
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 24
- Cholesterol: 85