Kulajda — Czech Dried Porcini and Milk Soup

A hearty soup with a gentle tang, the pleasant scent of dill, and a poached egg. Czechs even write poems about it. The Czech poet Václav Daněk, an avid cook, published an entire collection introducing readers to Czech cuisine, devoting a whole poem to each dish. He says that first he cooks something, then writes a verse about it — and kulajda earned its place of honor in that collection. It isn't hard or fussy to make, and it takes very little time.

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 29 % 5 g
Fats 35 % 6 g
Carbohydrates 35 % 6 g
97 kcal
GI: 50 / 0 / 50
    1. Soak the dried porcini in water for an hour. If using fresh (400 g), clean them well.
    1. Make a roux base: in a saucepan (preferably heavy-bottomed), melt the butter, add the flour, and stir well. Stirring constantly, pour in the beef broth (or water), season with salt, and bring to a boil.
    1. Add the mushrooms and diced potatoes to this base, and cook over very low heat for about 40 minutes.
    1. The potatoes should be very tender. Add the milk, sour cream, and vinegar. Stir and bring back to a boil.
    1. Stir finely chopped dill into the finished soup.
    1. Carefully slip a poached egg into each bowl over the soup. If poaching doesn't work out, a soft-boiled egg cut or cracked so the runny yolk drips into the soup works just as well.
  • That's it! Pretty, tasty, and filling. Enjoy!

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
  • Whole cow's milk - 68  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.5% fat content - 64  kcal/100g
  • Milk 3.2% fat content - 60  kcal/100g
  • Milk 1.5% fat content - 47  kcal/100g
  • Concentrated milk 7.5% fat content - 140  kcal/100g
  • Milk 2.5% fat content - 54  kcal/100g
  • 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
  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour fortified - 333  kcal/100g
  • Whole durum wheat flour, universal - 364  kcal/100g
  • Flour krupchatka - 348  kcal/100g
  • Flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661  kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652  kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869  kcal/100g
  • Dried porcini mushrooms - 286  kcal/100g
  • Dried chanterelles - 261  kcal/100g
  • Dried blueberries - 231  kcal/100g
  • Dried aspen - 315  kcal/100g
  • Dried Shiitake - 331  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Pepper - 26  kcal/100g
  • Table vinegar - 11  kcal/100g
  • Broth - 15  kcal/100g

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