Solyanka à la Ritel

Ingredients for 10 servings:

• 1 kg sausage (hunting sausage)
• 500g salami
• 3 large onions
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 jar of lecho
• 1 jar beetroot
• 1 jar onion(s) (shell onions)
• 1 jar of pickles
• 25 g tomato paste
• ½ liter of water
• oil
• 1 cup sour cream
• Cayenne pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour

Finely chop the sausage and salami and fry in a large pot with hot oil for 10 minutes. Finely dice the onion and garlic and add. Simmer for another 10 minutes. Add the lecho, beetroot with its juice, and the shallots, also with their juice. Finely dice the gherkins and add them to the pot along with the broth. Add the tomato paste and season generously with cayenne pepper. Top up with water and simmer gently for at least 3 hours. If the solyanka is allowed to sit for 2-3 days, it tastes even better. To enhance the soup, top it with a teaspoon of sour cream when serving. Serve with a slice of toast.