Lenten dishes are eaten not only by priests and believers. This is a tasty and healthy food that can be consumed by any person in order to unload the body. There are a great many recipes for lean dishes. Here is one of them - a recipe for lean pickle.
It is necessary
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- 0.5 cups of pearl barley;
- 5 potatoes;
- 1 carrot;
- 1 head of onion;
- 2 pickled cucumbers;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 2 tbsp tomato paste;
- vegetable oil;
- Bay leaf;
- black peppercorns;
- salt.
Instructions
Step 1
Pour the pearl barley into a deep bowl and rinse under running clean cold water. When the cereal is clean, pour boiling water over it and put it in a warm, dark place for 30-40 minutes so that it swells.
Step 2
Place the pot on the stove, turn on the heat and pour water into it. Pour the steamed pearl barley into a saucepan and simmer until tender. Remember to stir regularly.
Step 3
Wash and peel the potatoes. Cut it into medium cubes and place in the soup. Dip a couple of bay leaves and a few black peppercorns into a saucepan.
Step 4
Add salt. Be careful when adding salt, calculate its amount, taking into account the fact that at the end of cooking the soup you add pickles and pickle! Mix everything thoroughly again.
Step 5
Prepare a vegetable fry. To do this, first wash and peel the carrots. Grate it on a medium grater. Peel and chop the onions. Peel and chop the garlic, or you can use a special garlic press.
Step 6
Pour some vegetable oil into a hot skillet and add prepared vegetables. Toast them lightly. Finally, add tomato paste to them. Simmer for a couple more minutes and place the stir-fry in your soup.
Step 7
Remove the pickled cucumbers from the jar. If they have thick skin and large seeds, remove the skins and seeds. Cut the prepared cucumbers into small slices.
Step 8
Add the cucumbers to the pot 10-15 minutes before the soup is ready. At the end of the cooking process, pour in the cucumber pickle, close the lid and bring the dish to readiness.
Step 9
Serve the soup in beautiful deep bowls, seasoned with sour cream or mayonnaise and sprinkle finely chopped green onions and dill on top. Bon Appetit!
