German Solyanka Soup Recipe

smoked sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Vegetable broth is lighter and can be made cheaply.

pickles

🥗Healthier: cucumber slices

💰Cheaper: dill relish

Cucumber slices provide freshness at a lower cost.

Boil the beef until tender.

Remove the meat and empty the pot.

Pour 40 milliliters vegetable oil into the pot.

Add diced onion, carrot slices, and bacon to the pot.

Stir and fry on medium heat for 5 minutes until the onion softens and bacon turns slightly crispy.

Add tomato paste, tomato pulp, and fresh garlic to the pot.

Add 2 teaspoons salt and cook for 3 minutes.

Add 1 liter vegetable stock and 3 liters water to the pot and bring to a boil.

Add sliced red pepper and celery stalk, then cook for 15 minutes.

Add diced pickles, green olives, water from pickles, and 1 bay leaf to the pot.

Continue to cook on medium heat.

Slice the cooked beef into small chunks.

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