Solyanka is a smoked rib soup with a wonderful balance of salty, savory, and sour. It’s an unusual combination, but for most people it will be a new experience, and that makes this a wonderful thing to serve at events. The fact that it’s a soup and can be made in large batches is all the better.

Most of the ingredients can be made far in advance, or even store bought to make things easier. I personally like using leftover ribs since making a whole rack of smoked ribs for soup is generally a waste of time.

Due to the high salt content of this soup, it is actually well known as a hangover cure. Most soups aren’t for breakfast, but if you’ve woken up after a long night of partying, this is the perfect breakfast.

Ingredients:

3 liters of Water

6 cubes Beef Bouillon

100 grams Chopped Celery

2 Medium Onions (chopped)

300 grams Smoked Ribs (chopped) (feel free to buy premade, or use leftovers)

2 Chopped Carrots

1/2 kg diced Polish Sausage

2 large Dill Pickles

8-10 Green Olives

10 grams Smoked Paprika

50 ml Chili Oil (not traditional, but so good. If you don’t like Chili Oil you can just add Olive Oil)

Salt and Pepper

1 Lemon

2 Bay Leaves

Sour Cream (to taste)

Chopped Dill (to taste)

Instructions:

In a pot, bring the water to a boil. Add the chopped celery, bay leaves, and beef bouillon.

In a separate pan, add the oil and saute the onion, carrots, and diced Polish Sausage. When the onions are translucent toss everything into the boiling water including the delicious oil.

Add the Smoked Ribs, Chopped Pickles, Olives, and Smoked Paprika.

Let the pot simmer for 2 hours. Remove the bay leaves and put soup into a bowl. Top with a dollop of sour cream, a lemon wedge, and a sprinkle of chopped dill (optional).

Notes:

I like these black bowls from Amazon, as they work perfect for soups (as well as ice cream, cereal etc.

Solyanka (Smoked Rib Soup)

A classic Ukrainian soup perfect with dark rye bread...or for breakfast as a hangover cure.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 2

Total Time 2 10

Course Soup

Cuisine Ukrainian

Servings 6 people

Calories

Ingredients

3 liters water
6 cubes Beef Bouillon
100 grams Chopped Celery
2 Medium Onions chopped
300 grams Smoked Ribs
2 Carrots Chopped
1/2 kg Polish Sausage Chopped
2 Large Dill Pickles Chopped
8-10 Green Olives
10 grams Smoked Paprika
2 Bay Leaves
50 ml Chili Oil regular oil is fine too
Sour Cream to taste
Dill to taste
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 Lemon

Instructions

In a pot, bring the water to a boil. Add the chopped celery, bay leaves, and beef bouillon.
In a separate pan, add the oil and saute the onion, carrots, and diced Polish Sausage. When the onions are translucent toss everything into the boiling water including the delicious oil.
Add the Smoked Ribs, Chopped Pickles, Olives, and Smoked Paprika.
Let the pot simmer for 2 hours. Remove the bay leaves and put soup into a bowl. Top with a dollop of sour cream, a lemon wedge, and a sprinkle of chopped dill (optional).

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