🇺🇦 Ukrainian Cuisine

Солянка

Ukrainian Solyanka Soup

Prep Time 75 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 376 kcal

A thick, piquant soup combining smoked beef, pickles, olives, and tomato in a deeply savory broth finished with lemon and sour cream.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Sauté diced onion in butter in a large pot until translucent, about 4 minutes.
  2. 2 Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes until darkened.
  3. 3 Add diced smoked beef and beef sausage, cook 5 minutes.
  4. 4 Pour in beef broth, add diced pickles with a splash of their brine, bring to a simmer.
  5. 5 Cook for 30 minutes on low heat. Add olives and capers in the last 5 minutes.
  6. 6 Serve hot with a lemon slice, fresh parsley, and sour cream in each bowl.

Did You Know?

Solyanka gets its name from the word 'sol' (salt), reflecting the salty, briny character of its pickled ingredients.