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Preparation of Pickle from fresh cucumbers with pearl barley

Canned Rassolnik Soup Base with Fresh Cucumbers and Pearl Barley

A simple make-ahead jar for winter that's easy on both your budget and your time! This rassolnik base—fresh cucumbers and pearl barley canned for the season—lets you put together a delicious, hearty soup (rassolnik is a classic Eastern European pickle soup) in just minutes on a cold day. That really matters when the daylight is short and there's so much you want to get done!

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Preparation of Pickle from fresh cucumbers with pearl barley

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Pearl barley (boiled)

500

Onion

Carrots

Cucumbers

Tomatoes

1.5

Water

100

Vegetable oil

100

Vinegar (9%)

100

Salt

Sugar

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 14 % 2 g

Fats 14 % 2 g

Carbohydrates 71 % 10 g

60 kcal

GI: 90 / 0 / 10

Cooking method

Step 1:

Cook the pearl barley until tender using whatever method you prefer (you'll need 500 g of cooked barley). Cut the onion, carrots, and cucumbers the way you'd cut vegetables for soup. Trim the stem ends and any blemishes from the tomatoes.
Step 2:

Blend or process the tomatoes into a smooth purée.
Step 3:

Pour the tomato purée from the previous step into a large pot and set it on the stove.
Step 4:

Add the water and bring the liquid to a boil.
Step 5:

Add the vegetable oil, salt, and sugar.
Step 6:

Add the carrots, bring to a boil, and cook for half an hour.
Step 7:

Add the onion, bring to a boil, and cook for 10 minutes.
Step 8:

Wash the jars with baking soda and sterilize them in the oven—or use whatever method works best for you.
Step 9:

Add the cucumbers and vinegar to the pot and stir.
Step 10:

Add the pearl barley and stir to combine.
Step 11:

Bring to a boil and cook for half an hour.
Step 12:

Without taking the pot off the heat, ladle the hot rassolnik into the jars, seal them, and turn them upside down until completely cool.
Step 13:

Store in a dark place right up until you're craving a bowl of delicious homemade soup.