Authentic Polish Pickle Soup (Zupa Orgorkowa)
Description
This authentic Polish pickle soup (zupa orgórkowa) recipe is a typical chicken and vegetable soup. It gets it's zing from sliced pickles and sour cream.
Ingredients
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2 chicken leg quarters, skin removed
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5 cups water, or as needed to cover
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1/2 small head green cabbage, chopped
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2 carrots, peeled and sliced
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2 stalks celery, sliced
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1 onion, sliced
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3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
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2 bay leaves
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1 clove garlic, minced
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1 pinch ground thyme
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1 pinch dried marjoram
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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4 small dill pickles, thinly sliced
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1/4 cup sour cream
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Directions
1
Place chicken leg quarters in a large pot; cover with water. Add cabbage, carrots, celery, onion, parsley, bay leaves, garlic, thyme, marjoram, salt, and black pepper.
2
Cover pot; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook about 1 hour; transfer 1 cup soup broth to a saucepan. Add pickles to broth in saucepan; simmer over medium-low heat for about 15 minutes. Pour pickle broth into soup in pot.
3
Combine sour cream and flour in a bowl; stir into soup. Bring to a boil until thickened, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.