Light chicken soup with herbs
4 servings
25 minutes
Light chicken soup with herbs is a classic dish of Russian cuisine that combines simplicity of preparation with a rich, delicate flavor. Its roots go back to home cooking, where skilled housewives created nutritious and aromatic soups using available ingredients. The snow-white chicken broth enriched with the gentle taste of sour cream gives the soup a velvety texture, while fresh herbs fill it with spring freshness. Carrots and onions add a sweet note, and spices enhance the depth of flavor. This soup not only warms on cold days but is also suitable for light dietary meals due to its softness and nutritional value. It is traditionally served with pieces of chicken, making it a complete, hearty, and comforting dish.
1
Boil the chicken until cooked and leave it in the broth.
- Chicken: 200 g
2
Peel the onion and carrot, cut into thin strips, and sauté in vegetable oil.
- Onion: 1 head
- Carrot: 1 piece
- Vegetable oil: 30 ml
3
In a saucepan, fry the flour in vegetable oil, add sour cream, pour in 1 liter of chicken broth, and bring to a boil.
- Wheat flour: 2 tablespoons
- Sour cream: 120 g
- Chicken: 200 g
4
Add sautéed onion and carrot to the broth, boil for 3-5 minutes, then add chopped herbs, salt, pepper, and spices. Cook for another 5-7 minutes and remove from heat.
- Onion: 1 head
- Carrot: 1 piece
- Green: 200 g
- Salt: to taste
- Spices: to taste
5
Cut the chicken into portion pieces and arrange them on plates. Pour the prepared soup over.