Polish soup Zhurek - (Żurek) with smoked meats

festive dish, hearty, traditional for the Polish people. Zhurek. The national traditional dish of the Polish people. Almost all holidays are held with the preparation of this soup. Its secret is that it is prepared with the help of sourdough.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 31 % 10 g
Fats 59 % 19 g
Carbohydrates 9 % 3 g
263 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 3 hours
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    At the first stage, the broth is prepared. All the ingredients for the broth are placed in a saucepan or cauldron. After bringing to a boil, the broth is brewed for about fifteen minutes. While the broth is being brewed, it is necessary to boil hard-boiled eggs and cut the smoked balyk and sausage into thin strips.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Onions and eggs need to be finely chopped.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Smoked meat with onions is fried in a frying pan until it appears toasted.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    After boiling the broth, the ingredients for the broth are pulled out of it.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    We put fried smoked products with onions in the broth and cook for about five minutes. At this stage, do not forget to serve marjoram and season with salt and pepper.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Then we serve the sourdough into the soup, mix and leave until boiling.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    After boiling, screw the fire to a minimum. Add eggs and sour cream. Sour cream should not be added to boiling broth.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    After stirring the soup, it can be served to the table. Traditionally, Poles serve soup in bread from which the pulp has been removed. Enjoy your meal!!!

Zhurek is a soup that has been known among the Slavic peoples since the time of Vladimir Monomakh and was a soup made of oat flour. Earlier, this starter was prepared from many products, for example, from oats. But the modern rhythm of life sometimes requires quick cooking. Therefore, now ready-made starter cultures can be purchased in stores and do not bother with it for a week to make soup.
But if you are not too lazy, you can also make a traditional starter. For the preparation of the so-called yeast, oatmeal or rye flour is usually used, which is diluted with water (150-200 grams of flour per liter) and put in a warm place for 5-7 days, as a result of which the fermentation process begins.
This soup in Poland is usually served on holidays. In particular, no wedding takes place without a bug. Moreover, the soup is served in a special container made of bread, preferably baked in a rounded shape. In general, zhurek is a very satisfying dish. Therefore, the guests are always full. Try it and you will definitely like it.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Sour cream with 30 % fat content - 340   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream of 25% fat content - 284   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 20% fat content - 210   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream of 10% fat content - 115   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream - 210   kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313   kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Smoked sausage - 507   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 80   kcal/100g
  • Sourdough - 29   kcal/100g
  • Allspice - 263   kcal/100g
  • Marjoram dry - 271   kcal/100g
  • Smoked pork ribs - 514   kcal/100g
  • Smoked hams - 220   kcal/100g

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