Authentic Polish Pickle Soup (Zupa Orgorkowa) recipe

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Ingredients

2 chicken leg quarters, skin removed
5 cups water, or as needed to cover
½ small head green cabbage, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced
1 onion, sliced
2 bay leaves
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pinch ground thyme
1 pinch dried marjoram
salt and ground black pepper to taste
4 small dill pickles, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
¼ cup sour cream

Nutrition Info

206.4 calories
carbohydrate: 10.5 g
cholesterol: 67 mg
fat: 11.4 g
fiber: 3.1 g
protein: 15.7 g
saturatedFat: 3.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 424.6 mg
sugar: 4.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place chicken legs in a large pot and cover with water. Add cabbage, carrots, celery, onion, bay leaves, parsley, garlic, thyme, marjoram, salt, and black pepper.

  2. Cover pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for about 1 hour. Transfer 1 cup chicken and vegetable broth to a saucepan. Heat broth and pickles over medium-low for about 15 minutes. Return pickle broth to large pot.

  3. Mix flour and sour cream in a bowl. Stir into soup, bring to a boil until thickened, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

We are from Poland and this is a taste of home. It is not sour at all and tastes great with little bacon sandwiches.

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