Russian Winter Soup - Cooking with Olga Valentina

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than beef.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

Bring 16 cups of water to boil in a large pot filled halfway.

Cube the potatoes and cut the carrots into bite-size pieces.

Soak pearl barley for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Soak dry mushrooms for 3 hours or overnight.

Add soaked pearl barley and dry mushrooms to the boiling water.

Heat a skillet and melt some butter; add chopped onions and sauté.

Add chopped carrots to the skillet and sauté for 5 minutes.

Add mushrooms to the skillet and sauté.

Add root of parsley to the pot and cook for 5 minutes.

Spoon the sautéed veggies into the soup base and let simmer for 30 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

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