Receta Ogórkowa (Polish Sour Pickle Soup)

by Lois B

When I first made ogórki kiszone (cucumber preserved in brine), my friend, Chris who writes Kielbasa Stories, suggested that I try making Ogórkowa, a well known soup made with these natural Polish pickles. The thought of a pickle soup seemed unusual to me, but no more unusual that horseradish soup or mustard soup, both of which are now part of my soup lineup. I’ve read the recipe for Ogórkowa in a Polish cookbook in English, From a Polish Country Kitchen, which you can find via my affiliate link, and also on Allrecipes Polska. This is a combination of the two. The American version has you dicing vegetables and them blitzing them, but not until completely smooth. The Polish version, which I’ve gone with in the instructions, has you grating the cooked vegetables. I have to say, I saw the grater used so often, in so many way, in Polish kitchens. It was sometimes used in ways that wouldn’t have occurred to me. Need breadcrumbs for a recipe? Just grab last night’s baguette and grate it! Ogórkowa is complex soup with many layers of flavor. As you can see from the ingredient list, it’s so much more than just pickles. Smacznego! Lois 5.0 from 1 reviews Print Ogórkowa (Polish Sour Pickle Souo) Author: Polish Housewife Recipe type: Soup Cuisine: Polish Prep time:  Cook time:  Total time:  Serves: 6-8 servings   Ingredients Pork or chicken bones 1 leek, the white and light green parts, trimmed and rinsed 2 carrots, trimmed and peeled 1 parsnip, trimmed, and peeled 1 stalk celery, trimmed 1 onion, trimmed and outer layer removed 3 allspice (whole) 1 quart (900 ml) sour pickles 4 cloves garlic, finely minced 3 large potatoes, peeled and diced 1 tablespoon dried marjoram Salt and pepper, to taste ¼ cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill Instructions Add the bones, leek, carrots, parsnip, celery, onion and allspice to a large pot Add 6 to 8 cups of water, or use broth, (chicken or vegetable) if you don't have soup bones in hand Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes While this is cooking , removed the pickles, reserving their liquid, grate the pickles and simmer in a small amount of water for 20 minutes, drain Add the garlic and potatoes to the soup and cook about 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender Remove the bones, leek, carrots, parsnip, onion, and allspice from the soup Grate the carrots, parsnip, and celery, and return to the soup Season with marjoram, salt and pepper Add the grated pickles and juice to the soup Just before serving, stir in the heavy cream and chopped dill 3.4.3177       Thanks for sharing! Related