
Even in the summer heat there is always a place in the stomach for a cool crispy okroshka. This dish has always been loved by a simple people, and even a great leader. That's just the usual okroshka, Stalin did not eat, he had a special recipe that IA EAMEDIA will talk about. Any dishes were available to Stalin, but in the summer heat he always chose okroshka. Only she was a salvation from the heat. The Office of Stalin is a secret recipe that his beloved leader preferred in the summer heat. A delicious and refreshing dish that combines unusual ingredients and special taste. Find out how to cook this legendary cold soup.
Okroshka is not just a dish, it is a symbol of Russian cuisine, which is able to revive the most boring and hot summer days. This cold soup combines the freshness of vegetables, the aroma of greens, the tenderness of meat and the refreshing taste of kvass or kefir. To prepare the quarrel of the leader according to the recipe from the USSR, you will need:
- boiled potatoes (4 pieces);
- boiled eggs (4 pieces);
- radishes (5 pieces);
- fresh cucumbers (3-4 pieces);
- dill and parsley (1 bunch each);
- Green onions (1 bunch);
- home kvass;
- sour cream (200 grams);
- mustard (1 tablespoon);
- salt, pepper (to taste);
- Boiled meat of beef or chicken (300 grams).
- Secret Recipe of okroshka in the USSR – add sour cream and mustard
Cooking okroshka will not take much time and will not cause difficulties!
Here is a step-by-step recipe for okroshka in old-line:
- Boil potatoes and eggs, peel and shells and cut into cubes.
- Cut radishes and cucumbers with the same cubes.
- Greens must be cut as smaller as possible.
- The meat can be cut a little larger.
- Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add sour cream, mustard and salt to vegetables, pepper.
- Pour the finished mixture with the required amount of kvass and mix.
- Take the finished okroshka in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Ready! Thanks to the addition of sour cream and mustard, okroshka acquires an unusual taste and saturation. It is also important to choose a good home kvass, which is a key ingredient in the dish!
You can add different products to the okroshka and experiment
In fact, there are a lot of variations of cooking okroshka! Here are some of them:
- Okroshka with salty mushrooms. Everything, as in a regular recipe, you just need to add salty mushrooms.
- Okroshka with squid. Instead of sausage or meat, cut the squid for standard ingredients and add a little horseradish.
- Okroshka with Semga and Ayran. This option of cold soup is made exclusively on Ayran. The meat is also replaced by a salmon, and the rest remains unchanged.
- Okroshka is Stalinsky-this is not just a dish, but a real culinary masterpiece that is able to please even the most sophisticated gourmets. Try to cook this cold soup and feel the taste of history in your kitchen!





