Solyanka
A hearty Slavic soup built on beef broth, three kinds of smoked and cured meat, pickled cucumbers, olives and capers: sour, salty, smoky and very filling, finished with sour cream and dill.
- Gluten-free
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For 2026-10-30
A hearty Slavic soup built on beef broth, three kinds of smoked and cured meat, pickled cucumbers, olives and capers: sour, salty, smoky and very filling, finished with sour cream and dill.
Beef shoulder braised slowly with a great deal of onion and sweet paprika, thickened at the end into a sauce heavy enough to coat a spoon. Ninety minutes of doing nothing, and most of the flavour is made in the first fifteen.
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