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Zupa szczawiowa
Sorrel soup
Zupa szczawiowa: Polish sour sorrel soup with sour cream and halved boiled eggs
Zupa szczawiowa is a spring and early summer soup all over Poland, made when sorrel grows thickly in gardens and meadows from May onwards, and it is a favourite Sunday-lunch starter. Fresh sorrel melts into a vegetable broth with carrot and celeriac, giving a bright, lemony sourness, and a spoon of sour cream softens it before halved hard-boiled eggs go into each bowl. Many cooks add potatoes; this version uses just a small one to keep the starch low. Suitable as part of a balanced diet. About 190 kcal and 11 g carbohydrate per portion. The usual mistake is stirring sour cream straight into the boiling soup, where it curdles. Chef's tip: wilt the sorrel in a little butter first; it turns khaki in seconds, which is normal, and the flavour stays bright.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 5 cups vegetable stock
- 1 carrotdiced
- 3 ½ oz celeriacdiced
- 1 potatosmall, diced
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ oz butter
- 9 oz fresh sorrelstalks removed, sliced
- ½ cup sour cream (18% fat)
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 4 eggs
- 2 tbsp fresh dill (optional)chopped
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Simmer 5 cups vegetable stock with 1 carrot, 3 ½ oz celeriac, 1 potato, 1 bay leaf and 3 allspice berries for 15 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
15 minStep 2: Meanwhile boil the 4 eggs for 10 minutes until fully set, cool in cold water, peel and halve.
10 minStep 3: In a small pan melt ½ oz butter and stir 9 oz fresh sorrel over a medium heat for 2 minutes until it wilts into a purée. Add it to the soup and simmer for 3 minutes.
5 minStep 4: Whisk ½ cup sour cream (18% fat) with a ladle of hot soup in a bowl, then stir it back into the pan off the boil. Season with ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp black pepper.
2 minStep 5: Serve with two egg halves in each bowl and a little 2 tbsp fresh dill.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 11 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does zupa szczawiowa take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of vegetable stock?
- Chicken stock, same amount (not vegetarian).
- What can I use instead of carrot?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
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