Kalya with smoked meats

6 servings

45 minutes

Kalya is a Russian soup cooked with the addition of strong cucumber brine. Exactly the same is cooked in the cafe "Lira" in the city of Torzhok. In addition to the brine, there are cucumbers and a great variety of smoked meats. The recipe is taken from the book "Georgraffia to Taste with Nika Ganich. Gastronomic Guides.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 689.2
• Proteins: 54.3g
• Fats: 42.7g
• Carbohydrates: 22.5g

Ingredients

• Beef bones: 375 g
• Beef: 150 g
• Parsley root: 12 g
• Water: 1400 ml
• Boiled and smoked beef: 450 g
• Carbonade: 280 g
• Semi-smoked sausage: 300 g
• Potato: 450 g
• Onion: 200 g
• Carrot: 213 g
• Spinach: 300 g
• Pickles: 450 g
• Cucumber pickle: 300 ml
• Salt: 5 g
• Ground black pepper: 5 g

Cooking steps

1. Cook meat-bone broth on low heat with carrots, parsley root, and onion. Strain it. Add water to the strained broth until it reaches 5 liters.

   Required ingredients:

   • Beef bones: 375 g
   • Parsley root: 12 g
   • Onion: 200 g
   • Water: 1400 ml

2. For the soup, cut all meat ingredients into strips and the potatoes into cubes. Finely chop the onion and carrot and sauté.

   Required ingredients:

   • Beef: 150 g
   • Boiled and smoked beef: 450 g
   • Carbonade: 280 g
   • Semi-smoked sausage: 300 g
   • Potato: 450 g
   • Carrot: 213 g
   • Onion: 200 g

3. Add spinach to the prepared broth and boil for 10 minutes. Add potatoes and boil for another 10 minutes. Add cucumbers, sautéed onions, and carrots and boil for 5 minutes. Then add smoked meats, brine, and boil for another 10 minutes until ready.

   Required ingredients:

   • Spinach: 300 g
   • Potato: 450 g
   • Pickles: 450 g
   • Onion: 200 g
   • Carrot: 213 g
   • Boiled and smoked beef: 450 g
   • Carbonade: 280 g
   • Semi-smoked sausage: 300 g
   • Cucumber pickle: 300 ml
   • Salt: 5 g
   • Ground black pepper: 5 g

4. Serve with sour cream.