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Classic Siberian okroshka with ham

Classic Siberian Okroshka with Ham

A cold soup that comes together fast! One addition and you won't recognize your okroshka! A great recipe for a hearty, tasty dish that's always welcome and has become a must-have in the summer heat!

Siberian cooks

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Cucumbers

200

Potatoes

200

Ham

200

Radishes

200

Fresh herbs

200

Eggs

Sour cream

Kefir

Kvass

Salt

Ground black pepper

Mineral water

Prepared mustard

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 31 % 5 g

Fats 38 % 6 g

Carbohydrates 31 % 5 g

87 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 15 min

Step 1:

We're making a classic summer okroshka with a special twist. Gather everything you need and start by hard-boiling three eggs and 200 g (about 7 oz) of potatoes.
Step 2:

Finely dice 200 g of fresh cucumbers and put them in a roomy bowl.
Step 3:

Finely dice 200 g of radishes too and add them to the cucumbers.
Step 4:

Finely dice the boiled potatoes and add them to the bowl.
Step 5:

Dice 200 g of ham and add it to the vegetables.
Step 6:

Finely chop 200 g of green onion, dill, and parsley and add them to the bowl.
Step 7:

Grate the boiled eggs on the coarse side of a grater and add them to the ham and vegetables.
Step 8:

Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly in the bowl.
Step 9:

Divide the chopped vegetables and ham among bowls and add mustard, sour cream, and salt to taste. Into one bowl, pour homemade kvass.
Step 10:

Into the second bowl, along with mustard, sour cream, and salt, pour kefir thinned with mineral water to taste.
Step 11:

Give our delicious summer okroshka a try, with kvass or kefir — whichever you prefer!

Ah, okroshka — a beloved dish of Russian cuisine whose name comes from the word "to crumble." We're making the tastiest summer okroshka by the classic recipe, with one addition that gives it a zesty, one-of-a-kind flavor! Choose our kvass or kefir version, whichever suits your taste — and check out the secret ingredient in the video! There are countless ways to make this delicious soup at home: with kvass, kefir, ayran, mineral water, even beer, plus all kinds of add-ins and spices. The basic idea is simple: finely chopped fresh vegetables, which in the old days were doused in cucumber or cabbage brine. Today people use soured milk, kefir, yogurt, mineral water, and more. Okroshka's ancestor was an old Russian dish — radish with kvass — and over time various ingredients were added. We can thank the barge haulers along the banks of the Volga, who came up with the cold-soup recipe closest to the modern "okroshka."