Solyanka

12 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 2/3 pound beef or, 1/2 pound, chunk
  • 7 ounces smoked bacon or, 1/3 pound, sliced
  • 2 pork sausages Smoked, sliced
  • 3 7/8 cups cucumbers or, 1 pound Salted, diced
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 cup olives
  • 3 bay leaves
  • capers
  • sour cream
  • lemon slices
  • fresh dill chopped

Directions

  1. 1
    Place the beef in a pot, adding 5 cups water. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until done. Remove the meat, cut into small cubes and return to the pan.
  2. 2
    Cut bacon slices into squares and fry until lightly brown on each side. Add to the pot.
  3. 3
    Fry onion with bacon fat until translucent. Add tomato paste, cucumbers, stir and fry a few minutes
  4. 4
    Add a cup of stock to pan and simmer about 5 min
  5. 5
    Pour tomato-cucumber mixture into the pot together with sausages and bay leaves, bring to slow boil. Simmer about 10 minutes.
  6. 6
    Turn the heat off, add olives. Leave for 20 minutes.
  7. 7
    Serve with sour cream, lemon slices and capers.
  8. 8
    Sprinkle with dill and enjoy!

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