About this dish
A tangy soup made with pickled cucumbers, barley, and kidney, distinctive for its sour brine flavor.
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Ingredients
🥒4 pickled cucumbers, diced, plus brine
🌾1/2 cup pearl barley
🥩300g beef kidney or beef
🥔3 potatoes, diced
Method
Serves 41
Simmer the beef or kidney in water to make a stock.2
Add barley and simmer until it begins to soften.3
Add diced potato and pickled cucumber, along with a little pickle brine.4
Simmer until all ingredients are tender and the flavor balanced.5
Serve hot with a dollop of sour cream.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Rassolnik is a traditional Russian soup, historically flavored with pickle brine and often made with beef kidney.
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