Best Russian Meat Vegetable Solyanka Soup Recipes

SOLIANKA OR RUSSIAN BEEF SOUP

Solianka or Russian Beef Soup image

This is a traditional Russian soup that is served as a meal by itself. Vodka is usually served with it. Garnish with fresh lemon slices and sour cream.

Provided by Karena

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 24

Ingredients

2 ounces dried mushrooms
¾ cup water
½ cup unsalted butter
3 onions, chopped
1 cup cooked diced veal
1 cup diced ham
¼ pound kielbasa sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 quarts beef stock
3 bay leaves
10 black peppercorns
2 dill pickles, diced
2 tablespoons capers
12 marinated mushrooms
1 (28 ounce) can Italian-style whole peeled tomatoes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 ½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
12 kalamata olives
⅓ cup chopped fresh dill weed
¼ teaspoon dried marjoram
3 cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup dill pickle juice
1 teaspoon Hungarian sweet paprika
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Soak mushrooms in 3/4 cup water until tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Set aside.
Melt half the butter and saute the onions, meats, and rehydrated mushrooms. Add the stock and liquid from the mushrooms and bring to a boil. Make a bouquet garni by tying the bay leaves and peppercorns tightly in cheesecloth. Lower the heat and add the bouquet garni, pickles, capers, and marinated mushrooms. Simmer 10-15 minutes.
Melt remaining butter in a skillet and cook the tomatoes and tomato paste for a few minutes, then add the flour and saute for another few minutes. Add a cup of the soup to the skillet and stir in well, then return pan ingredients to the soup pot.
Add the olives, dill, marjoram, garlic, pickle juice, and paprika. Adjust soup's seasoning with salt and pepper; simmer another 10-15 minutes.
Remove pot from heat and remove bouquet garni. Adjust seasonings and serve with sour cream and lemon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 477.6 calories, Carbohydrate 26.9 g, Cholesterol 100.4 mg, Fat 30.4 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 25.4 g, SaturatedFat 14.2 g, Sodium 1373.9 mg, Sugar 10.8 g

RUSSIAN MEAT SOLYANKA

Russian Meat Solyanka image

While in Russia my DH and I enjoyed all the different soups we tried there, specially in the cold winter months. One of our favorites was "Meat Solyanka - (salty)" I've been searching for it ever since we returned. I found this one on a Russian site and it comes the closest to what we wanted, though I've changed it quite a bit so it's not really authentic, we like the meat left in ours and a thicker soup than we were served and I also changed it to use my crock pot for ease. I hesitate to make this public as it's not the Beef Stew taste we are used to, but the spices give it a rich, salty, spicy taste and if you're up to trying something a little different you may like this.

Provided by Bonnie G 2

Categories Stew

Time 4h20m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 lb stewing beef, sliced thin
2 small sausages
1/2 lb ham, sliced thin
2 carrots, cubed small
1 onion, sliced small
1 parsley root, cubed small
1 pickled cucumber (I used dill pickles)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1/2-1 cup water
5 mushrooms, sliced (or to taste)
1 tablespoon flour
11 pitted black olives, chopped
1 tablespoon capers
salt & pepper
1 tablespoon sour cream, for topping
1 lemon slice, for garnish

Steps:

Preheat a pan with oil or butter.
Cut onion in thin semi rings and stir until transparent, but not browned.
Cut pickled cucumbers in strips and add to onions.
Add tomato paste and stir until mixed - 2-3 minutes.
Add meat chopped into fine pieces (you can actually use any variety of meat you prefer, but above is what I chose to use).
Add to Crock pot.
Add can of stewed tomatoes and water to just the top of mixture.
Cook on high for 4 hours.
About 1 hour before serving add olives, mushrooms and capers.
Add flour to thicken.
Serve with a dollop of sour cream and lemon slice for garnish.