Even without meat, the pickle turns out to be amazingly tasty, be sure to cook this wonderful dish for your family. This vegetarian pickle is perfect for fasting.
It is necessary
- Ingredients for making lean pickle:
- 2.5 liters of water
- 0.5 cups pearl barley
- 1 head of onion
- 5 medium potatoes
- 1 carrot
- 2 pickled cucumbers
- A few peas of black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup cucumber pickle or olive juice
Instructions
Step 1
The first step is to thoroughly rinse the barley. Rinse it under running water until the water is no longer cloudy. Next, pour boiling water over the cereal and leave for 30 minutes to swell.
Next, send the cereal to the saucepan in which you will cook the soup and fill it with water. It is necessary to put it on a low heat and cook until soft.
Step 2
While the barley is cooking, cook the vegetables. Peel the vegetables, wash them thoroughly under running water. Cut the potatoes into medium cubes, finely chop the onion, chop the carrots with a grater. Cut the pickled cucumbers into strips.
When the barley is soft enough, send potatoes, a few peppercorns and a bay leaf to it in a saucepan. It is better to salt the soup at the end, as it will be necessary to add salt-containing ingredients to it.
Step 3
Next, you need to prepare a fry from cooked, onions and carrots, fry the vegetables until soft.
When the potatoes are almost cooked, add the contents of the pan and pickles to the pot. Pour pickle from cucumbers or olives into the prepared soup, bring the soup to a boil. Evaluate the taste of the soup with salt, salt if necessary.
Step 4
After removing from the heat, the soup needs to stand for a few minutes, then the soup can be poured into bowls, if desired, you can season with fresh herbs.
This soup is suitable for people on a diet and looking after their health. The soup is light enough, but very nutritious.
