Millet Soup with Beef (Kulesh)

This camp-style Ukrainian soup can be made at home too! Delicious. Kulesh is an old, down-to-earth Ukrainian and Belarusian dish that serves as both a first and second course; this soup includes grain, vegetables, and lard. It's cooked over an open fire, and the recipe depends above all on what ingredients you have. To make kulesh a truly authentic "camp" dish, once it's done, light a few wooden skewers, and after they char, dip them straight into the soup—the kulesh will take on a campfire aroma.

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Composition / ingredients

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 28 % 7 g
Fats 20 % 5 g
Carbohydrates 52 % 13 g
123 kcal
GI: 77 / 0 / 23

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  • Rinse the millet well, cover with water, bring to a boil, and cook for 5–10 minutes to remove the bitterness. Cut the ham (or bacon, brisket, etc.) into small cubes and fry in a dry skillet. Add the finely chopped onion and fry until translucent. Add grated carrot and fry. Add the finely chopped bell pepper and fry. Cut the potatoes into thin sticks and put them in a pot. Add the boiled millet, then top with the sautéed mixture. Pour in the hot broth. Season with salt and pepper, add the seasoning and bay leaf. Put the pot in an oven preheated to 400°F (200°C). After 10 minutes, lower the temperature to 250°F (120°C). Cook the millet kulesh for about an hour.

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

  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Melted beef fat - 871  kcal/100g
  • Fat beef - 171  kcal/100g
  • Lean beef - 158  kcal/100g
  • Beef brisket - 217  kcal/100g
  • Beef - okovalok - 380  kcal/100g
  • Beef - lean roast - 200  kcal/100g
  • Beef shoulder - 137  kcal/100g
  • Beef - ribs - 233  kcal/100g
  • Beef - ham - 104  kcal/100g
  • Beef - tail - 184  kcal/100g
  • Boiled ham - 269  kcal/100g
  • Beef corned beef - 216  kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27  kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33  kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275  kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25  kcal/100g
  • Millet groats - 335  kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Ham - 270  kcal/100g
  • Beef ham - 133  kcal/100g
  • Boiled ham - 282  kcal/100g
  • Raw ham - 270  kcal/100g
  • Ham sausage - 242  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240  kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen soup greens in a package - 41  kcal/100g
  • Greenery - 41  kcal/100g

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