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First courses
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By Claire Beaumont, the Technique desk · 10d ago · Rusia · 4 min ·

First courses

Shurpa soup 700 g lamb or beef, 700 g potatoes, 300 g bell peppers, 300 g tomatoes, 250 g carrots, 250 g onions, 2-3 cloves of garlic, 100 g tomato paste, salt, pepper, vegetable oil, herbs to taste.

  • Fasolada
  • 450 g beans
  • 400 g chopped tomatoes
  • 3 stalks of celery
  • 200 g carrots
  • 150 g onions
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic
  • 5 g ground sweet paprika, salt, pepper, vegetable oil
  • Cheese soup
  • 500 g chicken fillet
  • 400 g processed cheese
  • 150 g rice
  • 400 g potatoes
  • 150 g carrots
  • 150 g onions, salt, pepper, herbs to taste
  • Borscht
  • 1 kg beef
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 300 g fresh cabbage
  • 400 g beets
  • 200 g carrots
  • 200 g onions
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp 6% vinegar
  • 2–3 cloves garlic
  • 2–3 bay leaves, salt, pepper, vegetable oil, herbs to taste
  • Soup with bacon, mushrooms and mung beans
  • 300 g minced meat
  • 200 g bacon
  • 250 g mung beans
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 250 g mushrooms
  • 400 g chopped tomatoes
  • 150 g leeks
  • 150 g carrots, salt, pepper
  • Soup with chicken, green beans and mushrooms
  • 700 g chicken legs
  • 700 g potatoes
  • 300 g mushrooms
  • 200 g green beans
  • 300 g tomatoes
  • 150 g carrots
  • 150 g onions, salt, pepper, vegetable oil
  • Tomato soup with minced meat and chickpeas
  • 500 g minced meat
  • 200 g bacon
  • 400 g chopped tomatoes
  • 200 g chickpeas
  • 150 g onions
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 1 tbsp sweet ground paprika, herbs to taste, salt, pepper
  • Soup with pink salmon and bulgur
  • 400 g pink salmon in its own juice
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 150 g bulgur
  • 150 g onions
  • 150 g carrots
  • 1 tsp ground dried garlic
  • 1 tbsp dried herbs, salt, pepper, vegetable oil
  • Cheese soup with chicken, broccoli and corn
  • 500 g chicken fillet
  • 300 g broccoli
  • 200 g corn
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 400 g processed cheese
  • 150 g onions, salt, pepper, vegetable oil
  • Tomato soup with meatballs
  • 500 g minced meat
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 350 g tomatoes
  • 200 g bell pepper
  • 150 g pasta
  • 150 g onion
  • 1 tbsp ground paprika
  • 1 tbsp dried herbs, salt, pepper, vegetable oil
  • Soup with duck, rice and mushrooms: half a duck
  • 600 g potatoes
  • 300 g mushrooms
  • 150 g rice
  • 150 g onions
  • 3 tbsp tomato sauce, salt, pepper, vegetable oil
  • Kharcho soup: 500 g beef
  • 200 g rice
  • 100 g walnuts
  • 150 g tkemali or satsebeli sauce
  • 150 g onions
  • 3–4 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tsp hops-suneli, red pepper, peppercorns, salt, herbs to taste
  • Soup with chicken fillet, beans and tomatoes
  • 500 g chicken fillet
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 200 g beans
  • 400 g tomatoes
  • 250 g bell pepper
  • 150 g onion
  • 1 tbsp cumin, vegetable oil, salt, pepper

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Meat solyanka

  • 700 g beef fillet
  • 6-10 different types of meat delicacies with a total weight of about
  • 1 kg
  • 150 g carrots
  • 150 g onions
  • 200 g salted or pickled cucumbers
  • 100 g tomato paste
  • 50 g capers
  • 100 ml cucumber brine, black pepper
  • 3-4 bay leaves, vegetable oil

For serving: lemon, herbs, olives.

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Soup with lamb ribs, beans and tomatoes

  • 500 g lamb ribs
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 150 g beans
  • 300 g tomatoes
  • 200 g bell peppers
  • 150 g onions
  • 150 g carrots
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic, salt, pepper, vegetable oil

for serving: leeks, sun-dried tomatoes.

  • Soup with ribs, lentils and tomatoes
  • 500 g ribs
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 500 g pureed tomatoes
  • 150 g lentils
  • 100 g bacon
  • 150 g onions
  • 150 g carrots
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika, salt, pepper
  • Rassolnik: 500 g beef
  • 100 g pearl barley
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 200 g pickles
  • 200 ml cucumber brine
  • 150 g onions
  • 150 g carrots, bay leaf, salt, pepper
  • Soup with hunting sausages and chickpeas
  • 350 g hunting sausages
  • 200 g chickpeas
  • 700 g potatoes
  • 400 g tomatoes
  • 150 g onions
  • 150 g carrots, vegetable oil, salt, pepper
  • Milk soup with vermicelli 1 liter of milk, 100 g of vermicelli, ½ tsp of salt, 30–50 g of sugar, butter to taste.
  • Beef and mung bean soup
  • 700 g beef
  • 250 g mung bean
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 250 g tomatoes
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 150 g onions
  • 150 g carrots
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 5 sprigs of thyme, salt, pepper, vegetable oil
Key facts
  • Percentages: 6%
  • Figures: 6%

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