Nettle soup is a traditional dish of Russian cuisine. It is prepared from young nettles, which are harvested in spring. Nettle
soup has a rich history. In ancient times, nettle was one of the staple foods. It was added to soups, salads, made of it stuffing for pies. Nettle was a source of vitamins and minerals that helped people survive the long winter. Nettle
soup was especially relevant in peasant families
.
It was prepared in spring, when nettles were most nutritious and useful. Today, nettle soup remains popular. It is prepared from nettles, adding potatoes, carrots, onions and other vegetables to the soup.
Nettle
soup
can be both vegetarian and meat.
Ingredients:
- water – 2 liters;
- chicken thigh – 400 g;
- dry vegetable broth – 1 tsp;
- oregano pepper – 4 peas;
- potatoes – 400 g;
- vegetable oil – 20 g;
- butter – 20 g;
- onion – 100 g;
- carrots – 100 g;
- nettle – bundle;
- dill – a bunch;
- parsley – a bunch;
- salt – ½ tsp.
Preparation of nettle soup:
In water boil chicken ham until tender, add to the broth dry vegetable broth and oregano pepper, stir. Boil the broth for 30 minutes, at this time dice peeled potatoes, finely chop onions,
finely chop green onions, parsley and dill
.
Grate carrots on a coarse grater.
Take the chicken ham and oregano pepper out of the broth, send potatoes into it, cook for 12-15 minutes. In a frying pan melt butter and vegetable oil, fry onions for a couple of minutes.
Add carrots to the onions, fry together for 3 minutes. Put the roast to the potatoes, and then put nettles, green onions, dill and parsley.
Salt the broth, cook until boiling
.
Take off the ham meat, put it in the soup and stir. Cook the soup for just a minute, and then let it stand under a lid.
You get a flavorful bright nettle soup. This is a good alternative to the usual soup.
