Many people have probably noticed how much people’s eating habits change depending on the time of year. During the cold season, more fatty and calorie-dense foods are consumed because they provide a lot of energy and heat to the body. In summer, preference is given to low-calorie plant foods.
Both in summer and winter, people want to consume soups. However, eating hot borscht and shields in the heat is not particularly convenient. Therefore, various cold soups were invented.
Let’s show you how to prepare a delicious, flavorful okroshka for a summer lunch.
Ingredients for okroshka:
- boiled eggs – 5 pcs;
- boiled potatoes – 4 pieces;
- chicken fillet – 350 g;
- smoked sausage – 200 g;
- cucumber – 4 pcs;
- dill – bundle;
- green onion – a bunch;
- sour cream – 400 ml;
- cold water – 3 liters;
- 9% vinegar – 2-3 tbsp.
Preparation of the okroshka:
Grease the parchment with vegetable oil, sprinkle with salt and ground black pepper. Put on a part of parchment chicken fillet, cover with the second part of parchment, seal as in an envelope.
Fry on a dry frying pan chicken fillet on each side for 7 minutes
.
Then cover the fillet with a lid and leave for 15 minutes.
Peeled eggs and potatoes cut into small cubes. Similarly cut cucumber and smoked sausage, chop green onions and dill
. Put in a pot chopped eggs, potatoes, cucumber, onions, dill and sausage
.
Cut the chicken fillet into small cubes, add to the pot.
In a separate bowl, combine sour cream with cold water, dissolve. Pour the liquid sour cream into the okroshka, stir.
Pour vinegar into the okroshka, mix and leave in the refrigerator for an hour.
The result is a cold rich soup. This is a good solution for lunch on a hot day.
