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Peasant soup with cereals

Peasant grain soup

Thick, hearty, delicious, budget-friendly, and easy to make! Peasant grain soup can be made with any broth or with water—so it can easily be meatless. This soup is wonderfully filling and warming. Serve it with fresh herbs and a dollop of sour cream or mayonnaise.

katushafin

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Chicken

0.5

Water

2.5

Potatoes

Millet

0.3

Fresh herbs

Salt

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 33 % 4 g

Fats 33 % 4 g

Carbohydrates 33 % 4 g

64 kcal

GI: 75 / 0 / 25

Cooking method

Step 1:

How do you make peasant soup? Gather the ingredients. It's best to use a soup hen—it makes a tastier broth—but a regular broiler chicken works too. I made the soup with millet. Rice, pearl barley, or barley grits also work; just keep in mind that each grain has a different cooking time. For herbs, use dill or parsley.
Step 2:

Pour clean cold water into a pot. Add the chicken—it's easier to cut it into pieces. Set the pot over low heat. Bring the water to a boil and skim off the foam with a slotted spoon. Turn the heat to its lowest. Cook the chicken for 30 minutes; a soup hen needs longer, 1.5–2 hours. Then take the chicken out and let it cool a little.
Step 3:

While the broth cooks, prep the other ingredients. Sort through the millet, removing any debris and dark grains. Then rinse it thoroughly under cold running water.
Step 4:

Cut the peeled potatoes into small pieces.
Step 5:

Add the potatoes and millet to the broth. Add salt. Bring the soup to a boil and cook it for 15 minutes.
Step 6:

Finely chop the herbs.
Step 7:

Pull the meat off the bones and cut it into small pieces.
Step 8:

Add the meat to the soup along with the herbs. Cook for another 2–3 minutes. The peasant grain soup is ready.

My grandmother often made this soup. It comes out very filling and thick. While cooking the broth, I added a whole onion for flavor and fished it out right at the end. I also added some peppercorns and a bay leaf.
Peasant soup can be made with no meat at all, but in that case it's better to add sautéed onion to it.
You can reduce or increase the amount of water given in the recipe to suit you, depending on whether you want a thick or a thinner soup.
For cooking, it's best to use filtered or bottled water with a neutral taste. If you use tap water, keep in mind that it can give the dish an unpleasant off-flavor.
You can swap the chicken for turkey or any other meat you like. Just keep in mind that the cooking time and the calorie count of the dish will change.