Solyanka with potatoes
6 servings
60 minutes
Solanka with potatoes is a cozy dish of Russian cuisine, originating from old taverns where it served as hearty and warming food. This thick soup combines rich chicken broth, tender potatoes, smoked and meaty ingredients, pickles and tomato paste, creating a rich and multifaceted taste — simultaneously salty, sour and spicy. The harmony of ingredients makes it special: olives add a refined zest while sour cream and lemon balance the flavor with softness and a slight tang. Solanka is perfect for festive treats as well as everyday lunches, especially in cold weather. Its rich aroma and warming effect make this dish not just food but a true culinary delight.
1
Boil chicken broth. For the broth, you can take 1 chicken thigh and 2 wings. Besides the meat, add a coarsely chopped celery stalk and 1 carrot to the pot.
- Chicken: 500 g
- Celery: 100 g
- Carrot: 1 piece
2
Cut the potatoes into cubes.
- Potato: 500 g
3
Remove the cooked meat and vegetables from the broth.
4
Put potatoes in the pot and boil until cooked.
5
Fry finely chopped onion in vegetable oil.
- Onion: 1 head
- Vegetable oil: 10 ml
6
Add sliced pickles cut into thin slices.
- Pickled cucumbers: 100 g
7
Add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste. Stir.
- Tomato paste: 2 tablespoons
8
Pour in some broth and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Chicken: 500 g
9
Chop the boiled chicken meat and cut the salami and ham into cubes.
- Chicken: 500 g
- Ham: 100 g
- Cervelat (servelat): 100 g
10
Put the meat ingredients in the pot.
- Chicken: 500 g
- Ham: 100 g
- Cervelat (servelat): 100 g
11
Add sliced olives cut into thin rings.
- Pitted black olives: 1 jar
12
Add the tomato sauté and cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Tomato paste: 2 tablespoons
13
Serve with sour cream and a slice of lemon.
- Sour cream: to taste
- Lemon: to taste
