White Shchi (Cabbage Soup)
White shchi is a great first course — it can be made with meat or meat-free. White shchi is a soup made either with meat broth or without meat. But it's always based on fresh vegetables, though I like this soup made with sauerkraut. You can serve white shchi with or without sour cream (if you make the lean version with vegetable broth), and always with fresh herbs.
naniki
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White Shchi (Cabbage Soup)
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 29 %
8 g
Fats 39 %
11 g
Carbohydrates 32 %
9 g
160 kcal
GI:
100
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0
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0
- White shchi with chicken is a great first course, especially welcome after big holiday feasts, when you've had your fill of all the smoked, salted, and rich foods. The mildness of white shchi (as long as you go easy on the spices) lets you enjoy the flavor of the broth itself and the aroma of the vegetables. 1. Cover the chicken with water, bring it to a boil, and skim off the foam. If the bird is a farm-raised one, keep cooking the soup as usual. If it's from a commercial farm, it's recommended to drain the first broth, rinse the meat and the pot, cover with fresh water, and continue as usual. 2. Add the diced potatoes to the broth, bring it to a boil, add the shredded cabbage, salt it, and cook over low heat until the vegetables are soft. 3. Make the sautéed base: lightly sweat the onion and carrot in sunflower oil. 4. When the potatoes and cabbage are nearly done, stir in the sautéed vegetables and the bay leaf, bring to a boil, and turn off the heat. Let the soup rest for 20 minutes, covered.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Grade I chicken - 238 kcal/100g
- Grade II chicken - 159 kcal/100g
- Chicken, skinless meat - 241 kcal/100g
- Broiler chicken - 140 kcal/100g
- Ripe potatoes - 80 kcal/100g
- Baked potatoes - 70 kcal/100g
- Mashed potatoes - 380 kcal/100g
- Boiled potatoes - 82 kcal/100g
- Potatoes in their skins - 74 kcal/100g
- Fried potatoes - 192 kcal/100g
- Carrots - 33 kcal/100g
- Dried carrots - 275 kcal/100g
- Boiled carrots - 25 kcal/100g
- Bay leaf - 313 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Onion - 41 kcal/100g
- White cabbage - 28 kcal/100g
- Boiled white cabbage - 21 kcal/100g
- Sunflower oil - 898 kcal/100g
- Refined sunflower oil - 899 kcal/100g
- Fresh frozen packaged soup greens - 41 kcal/100g
- Fresh herbs - 41 kcal/100g
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