Classic Polish Dill Pickle Soup Recipes

DILL PICKLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot place baby ribs and cover with water or stock
• Add leeks, parsnips cut in a half (you will want to remove them once the soup is cooked)
• Add chopped carrots, celery and potatoes
• Add parsley springs, bay leaves, allspice
• Cover and cook until meat is cooked and veggies are soft
• You can add some salt and pepper at this point but be prepared to finish seasoning once the pickles are added to the soup
• In a separate sauce pan melt the butter and add shredded pickles
• Cook for about 5 minutes
• Add as much water to only slightly cover the pickles and cook for another 15 minutes
• Once everything is cooked and soft, add pickles to the broth
• At this point you should adjust seasoning with salt, pepper and optionally with water from the cucumbers brine
• You may want to remove parsnip and leeks so they are not getting in your way
• In a cap add cream and optionally flour (I skipped flour for my version) and mix together
• Start adding a little bit of soup into this cap and mix well
• Repeat this until you almost have the whole cap of soup with cream mixture
• Then just pour it into the soup and mix well
• Add dill and serve immediately

DILL PICKLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large stockpot over medium heat. Whisk in flour, and cook until the flour just begins to turn from white to a pale beige, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in chicken broth until thickened and smooth. Increase heat to medium high, add dill pickles, pickle juice, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, onion salt, dill weed, curry powder, white pepper, and bay leaves. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes, whisking frequently. Remove from heat and whisk in milk. Remove bay leaves before serving.

CLASSIC POLISH DILL PICKLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place stock in a 5- to 6-quart soup pot.
• Add pork, reserved bones, pickles and pickle juice.
• Bring to a boil, turn the heat down to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes or until pork is barely tender when tested with a fork.
• Remove bones.
• Add potatoes and ketchup.
• Bring back to a boil, then turn the heat down to a simmer and cook an additional 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Adjust seasonings.
• Ladle into warm bowls and serve with rye brea if you wish.

ZUPA OGóRKOWA: POLISH CREAMY DILL PICKLE SOUP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Melt butter in a large pot. Sauté the onion until translucent, about 3 minutes.
• Add broth, pickles, pickle juice, and potatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• In a small bowl, blend flour with sour cream.​
• Temper the sour cream mixture by whisking in a little hot soup, so it does not curdle.
• Pour tempered sour cream back into the hot soup, whisking constantly, until it comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 3 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
• Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, and optional sugar.
• At this point, the soup can be left chunky or puréed to the velvety consistency of vichyssoise .
• Serve in heated bowls garnished with optional chopped fresh dill and accompanied by hearty rye bread.

POLISH PICKLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a stock pot over medium-low heat. Add potatoes and carrots. Cook until beginning to soften, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in chopped dill pickles, flour, pickle juice, garlic, Worcestershire, onion salt, sugar, dill, curry powder, and white pepper until well combined.
• Add chicken broth, warm milk, and bay leaves. Simmer until vegetables are soft and soup has cooked down, about 1 hour. Season with salt.

ZOSIA'S POLISH DILL PICKLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or soup pot with cover, combine chicken broth (or stock), bouillon, carrots, potatoes and celery.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook covered, over low heat, til potatoes start to get soft (about 10 minutes).
• Do not over cook. Add pickles and continue cooking about 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, beat milk and flour til smooth and stir in a small amount of the hot soup (to temper) and add to soup.
• Bring to the boil and cook til slightly thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• In a small bowl, beat egg with sour cream till smooth and stir in a small amount of the hot soup.
• Add to soup and stir til smooth.
• Keep soup warm but DO NOT BOIL (the soup will curdle).
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Garnish with parsley and dill (optional).

DILL PICKLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until blended; gradually whisk in broth and wine until blended. Stir pickles, sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, dill, curry powder, pepper and bay leaves. , Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; stir in milk. Remove bay leaves. If desired, stir in food coloring and serve with croutons.