Beef, Barley and Pickle Soup (Rassolnik)

Name: Beef, Barley and Pickle Soup (Rassolnik)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 12 cups water; 1 lb lean Beef (cut into bite-sized pieces); 1/4 cup barley (rinsed); 1/2 Tbsp salt + more to taste; 3 medium potatoes (diced); 1 carrot thinly sliced; 6 baby pickles/ 3 adult pickles (or 1 1/2 cups diced); 4 Tbsp olive oil; 1 carrot grated; 1 onion (finely diced); 2 celery sticks (finel sliced); 1 Tbsp tomato paste or Ketchup; 2 Tbsp dill (optional, but very nice); 2 Bay leaves; 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper; Sour cream (optional and extra dill to serve)

Rassolnik is a strange and classic soup made with barley, beef, pow-taters, carrots, and... pickles? You mean cucumbers, right? Nope, pickles as in dill pickles in a jar. That's right! I just devoured a large bowl of this goodness. It's hearty and the beef was tender and oh so satisfying. It's stran

⏱ 60 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 50min 📊 Medium 🍽 12 servings ⭐ 5.0 (57) 👁 7

Beef, Barley and Pickle Soup (Rassolnik)

Instructions

In a large pot, partially cover with lid and cook 12 cups water, beef and barley with 1/2 Tbsp salt (30 min at a light boil). Skim off any impurities that rise to the top to keep your soup clear.
Sautee pickles with 1 Tbsp oil for a few minutes on medium/high heat. Add pickles, potatoes and sliced carrots to the pot and cook for an additional 10 min while making your Mirepoix a.k.a. "zazharka" (step 3).
Zazharka: Add 3 Tbsp olive oil to a large skillet and sauté onion (2 min), then add grated carrot and sliced celery and continue to saute until carrots are soft (5 min). Stir 1 Tbsp tomato paste or ketchup into the pan and add this mixture to the soup pot.
Toss in 2 bay leaves, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 2 Tbsp dill and more salt to taste (I added another 1/2 Tbsp salt). Continue to simmer for another 2 minutes or until your potatoes are fully cooked and can be easily pieced with a fork.

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💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$5080.00

Per Serving
$423.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$10160.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (81% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
water	12 cups	-
lean Beef	1 lb	$176.00
barley	0.25 cup	-
salt + more to taste	0.5 tbsp	$2.00
potatoes	3 medium	$53.00
carrot thinly sliced	1	$37.00
baby pickles/ 3 adult pickles	6	$968.00
olive oil	4 tbsp	$84.00
carrot grated	1	$37.00
onion	1	$50.00
celery sticks	2	$102.00
tomato paste or Ketchup	1 tbsp	$3.00
dill	2 tbsp	-
Bay leaves	2	$3557.00
freshly ground black pepper	0.5 tsp	$11.00
Sour cream	-	-