Rice soup with potatoes, tomatoes and garlic
6 servings
40 minutes
Rice soup with potatoes, tomatoes, and garlic is a simple yet exquisite dish of Russian cuisine that warms the soul and provides comfort. Its origin can be linked to traditional peasant cooking, where accessible and nutritious ingredients were used. The flavor of the soup is harmonious: the tenderness of potatoes and rice combines with the slight acidity of tomatoes, while garlic and spices add pleasant depth to the dish. Thanks to butter, the vegetables gain a special richness. This soup is perfect for lunch, easily digestible and excellent for warming up in cold weather. It can be served with fresh herbs and rye bread, which enhances its rustic character and gastronomic appeal.
1
Sort and rinse the rice.
- Rice: 75 g
2
Peel, wash, and dice the potatoes.
- Potato: 200 g
3
Chop the peeled carrots, onions, and parsley into strips and sauté in butter. At the end of sautéing, add finely chopped garlic.
- Carrot: 40 g
- Onion: 30 g
- Parsley root: 10 g
- Butter: 30 g
- Garlic: 1 clove
4
Cut the tomato into small slices.
- Tomatoes: 1 piece
5
In salted hot water, add potatoes and boil until half-cooked, then add soaked rice, sautéed vegetables, tomato, ground pepper to taste, bay leaf, salt and bring the soup to readiness.
- Potato: 200 g
- Rice: 75 g
- Carrot: 40 g
- Onion: 30 g
- Parsley root: 10 g
- Tomatoes: 1 piece
- Bay leaf: to taste