Rassolnik (Russian Barley and Kidney Soup)

Medium
🥟 Russian
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1

500 g beef kidneys

2

2 tbsp butter

3

2 parsley roots, sliced in strips

4

1 onion, sliced in strips

5

4 potatoes, sliced

6

2 pickled cucumbers

7

100 g sorrel

8

Salt to taste

9

Sour cream

10

Fresh parsley and/or dill

Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1

Trim fat from kidneys, and cut into pieces. Rinse them well.

2

Cover the kidneys with cold water, and bring to a boil. Drain the water, and rinse the kidneys again.

3

Cover kidneys with cold water again, and boil for half an hour.

4

Melt the butter in a soup pot. Add parsley root and onion, and fry until onions are translucent.

5

Add sliced potatoes to pot, and cover with filtered broth. Cook for 30 minutes.

30 minutes

6

10 minutes before the end of cooking, add the cucumbers, chopped sorrel, and salt.

10 minutes

7

Just before serving, add kidneys, sour cream, and parsley or dill.