Lenten solyanka with beans is a tasty and satisfying soup that easily replaces lean cabbage soup. They learned to cook it back in Rus'. Most often, instead of meat broth for hodgepodge, fish broth, a decoction of mushrooms or vegetables was used. Olives, olives, capers and lemon slices were also added to salted cabbage and cucumbers to improve the taste. Tomatoes were later introduced into vegetable soup as an additional ingredient. Nowadays, it is impossible to imagine any vegetable without the addition of olives and the obligatory slice of lemon. The recipe for Lenten solyanka with beans is incredibly simple and easy, try it and see for yourself. Moreover, during Lent such a hearty bean soup is simply necessary.
Products for solyanka:
- white cabbage -100-200 grams;
- cauliflower - 50-100 g;
- beans - 100-150 gr.;
- tomatoes - 1-2 pcs.;
- pickled cucumbers - 1-2 pcs.;
- capers - 2-3 tbsp. spoons;
- olives - 50-100 gr.;
- medium carrots - 1 pc.;
- onion - 1 onion;
- vegetable oil for frying
- water - 0.6 liters;
- lemon;
- a bunch of greenery;
- salt as needed, favorite spices.
Recipe for Lenten solyanka with beans:
Let's prepare vegetables for hodgepodge
Cut the carrots and onions into slices and fry in a frying pan in vegetable oil until golden brown and completely softened.
Cut the pickled cucumber into slices, the tomato into small cubes and add to the vegetable sauté. Simmer the vegetable mixture for a quarter of an hour, with the lid tightly closed.
Cooking delicious vegetable hodgepodge
Pour cold water over the pre-soaked beans and cook on the fire. When the beans sink to the bottom and become soft, add shredded white cabbage (fresh or salted) and cauliflower, disassembled into small florets. Cook for a quarter of an hour covered.
After the cabbage has cooked, add the sautéed vegetables to the vegetable broth and leave to simmer on the stove for another 10 minutes.
Cut olives into medium-sized rings and place them with capers in a saucepan with soup. Add salt, spices and bay leaf.
If it seems that the soup lacks spice, then add a little brine from the cucumbers. Boil for about 7 minutes more. Hearty vegetable soup is ready. Before serving, it is recommended to leave it covered for about 20 minutes to allow the aromatic soup to infuse.
Decorating the hodgepodge
Place a slice of lemon and finely chopped herbs into each plate of hot bean soup.
A thick and rich hodgepodge of vegetables will diversify the menu during the strictest fasts; it will also appeal to people who refuse to eat food containing animal products and vegetarians.
Bon appetit!
Useful tips for preparing delicious solyanka
Fresh cabbage in soup can be replaced with pickled, salted or pickled cabbage.
Lenten solyanka can be prepared from either dry or canned beans.
If you don’t have fresh tomatoes, you can easily get by with tomato paste or juice. You only need 3 tablespoons of tomato paste.
Watch the video: delicious vegetarian solyanka
I would like to bring to your attention a recipe for solyanka with beans, which I called “Husband on the Doorstep”. This favorite first course is prepared in just 30 minutes. It often helps me out when I don’t have much time to cook... I use any sausages that I can find in the refrigerator. Solyanka with beans “Husband on the Doorstep” turns out rich and thick, so it can satisfy everyone by combining the first and second! I recommend making this simple and delicious dish! I hope your loved ones will be satisfied!
Ingredients
To prepare hodgepodge with beans “Husband on the Doorstep” you will need:
potatoes - 2 pcs. medium size;
water - 1-1.5 liters;
sausages - 2-3 pcs.;
boiled sausage (or ham) - 200 g;
smoked sausage (or meat) - 50 g;
beans in tomato sauce - 1 can;
tomato paste - 100 g;
onion - 1 pc.;
salted or pickled cucumbers - several pcs.;
salt, pepper - to taste;
bay leaf - 1 pc.;
vegetable oil for frying - 2-3 tbsp. l.;
white bread toast - 2 pcs.;
garlic for toast - 1-2 cloves;
chili pepper - 1 pc. (optional);
sour cream for serving - to taste.
Cooking steps
When the potatoes are cooked, carefully transfer the prepared sausage fry into the pan with the potatoes.
Offers a non-traditional take on this dish. Let's take a beef bone with a decent meat content. Rinse it in cold water, pour 2 liters of water into a pan and set the beef broth to cook for 2 hours. After boiling the broth, do not forget to salt it and remove the foam from the surface.
When the broth is ready, remove the meat from it and separate it from the bone. We will need meat to put on plates. Return the meat broth to the heat and pour 1.5 cups of variegated beans into the pan. This amazing bean, having the taste of the most noble white beans, does not require 10 hours of soaking. It cooks until done in about 1 hour or less. This variety is popular in the USA and is called “Black Eye”. Cook the meat broth with beans for about 30 minutes.
During this time, a lot of work needs to be done. Wash and peel 2 potatoes, 1 onion and 1 carrot. You also need to prepare 1 glass of sweet and sour cabbage brine “Kimchi” and 1 hot red pepper.
Cut the potatoes into cubes and place them in a saucepan. Chop the carrots and onions.
Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to the frying pan and fry the carrots and onions. We determine the readiness of the dressing by looking at the onions. When the onion begins to darken around the edges, it means the dressing is ready. We put the dressing in the hodgepodge. Pour a glass of cabbage brine there and bring the hodgepodge to a boil. Add red hot pepper, cut into rings and two bay leaves. Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable seasoning. We taste the hodgepodge for salt. Add salt and one teaspoon of sugar. Cook everything together until the potatoes soften. Cover the pan with a lid and remove from heat.
Cut the cooled beef into small cubes.
Cut some sausage ham into strips.
Meat solyanka with beans in cabbage brine is ready. Can be served in deep plates. Place a little beef and ham on each plate and add a ladle of hot hodgepodge. Sprinkle the dish with chopped green onions.
Stage 1
Pour boiled water over dried mushrooms. Throw away the beans until full.
2. Stage
Cut the onion into half rings, grate the carrots on a coarse grater and fry in vegetable oil until soft, then add the chopped champignons and fry for another 5 minutes.
3. Stage
Then add cabbage to the pan, simmer the cabbage for 15 minutes, if necessary, add a little water during the process.
4. Stage
Place the vegetables in a saucepan and pour in 1.5 liters. water. Cut the dried mushrooms into cubes and add to the pan. Cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Add chopped celery, sugar, salt and pepper to taste, cook for another 10 minutes.
5. Stage
At the end, add beans, olives, tomato paste, cook for another 5 minutes, add chopped herbs. Remove from heat, cover with a lid and let stand for 15 minutes, then you can serve.
Bon appetit!!!
Lenten solyanka with beans is very tasty, rich, aromatic and quite filling. It’s not too difficult to prepare this hodgepodge; it’s perfect if you’re fasting or simply don’t eat meat. Choose the amount of cabbage to your taste; it will depend on its acidity and your preferences. Serve the prepared solyanka with sliced lemon slices, and add herbs to taste.
Beans are the champion in vegetable protein content. The delicious solyanka with beans that the recipe offers you will not only satisfy the most demanding requirements of gourmets, but will also fill the body with vitamins and minerals. But more on that below.
Benefits of legumes
What's good about beans? These representatives of the legume family contain a huge amount of protein, which makes them indispensable companions during fasting days. And also the most common recipe with beans among vegetarians. The amino acids contained in beans help the body absorb this protein more easily. Rich in vitamins B, C and E, legumes, and beans in particular, strengthen the body's immune system, strengthen its internal strength and help in the fight against various diseases. The cleansing and diuretic effect of beans allows them to be used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and also actively used in dishes for people with kidney, bladder and liver problems.
Magnesium and calcium contained in beans help maintain healthy teeth, nails and hair.
Iron, which beans are rich in, will have a beneficial effect on anemia and weakened immunity.
Beans can also be considered natural antidepressants, since in their composition we find such useful amino acids as tyrosine, methionine and others. A daily recipe with beans guarantees you a great mood and good spirits.
Is there any harm
Legumes cause flatulence, this is a well-known fact. To rid bean seeds of this unpleasant feature, it is recommended to soak them in cold water. It is advisable to do this at night. Then these negative effects will dissolve. But there are a number of diseases for which the consumption of legumes is contraindicated, especially during periods of exacerbation. These include diseases and inflammations of the stomach (gastritis, ulcers, etc.), as well as colitis, pancreatitis and gout.
Everyone else is encouraged to include beans in their weekly diet. Microelements, vitamins and high protein content will have only a positive effect on the body, and will also create a feeling of satiety for a long period.
Solyanka with beans: Classic recipe
Preparing hodgepodge is quite simple, but let’s immediately note what the classic recipe for this dish should consist of. The most important thing about Solyanka is the large assortment of meat ingredients. Here everyone can choose a component to their liking: chicken (fresh, smoked), bacon, smoked sausages, pork, boiled pork, beef, ham, brisket. The list goes on.
And now solyanka with beans is a classic recipe.
Cooking time – 45 minutes (+ soaking and cooking bean seeds and pork).
Number of servings - 4.
It contains the following ingredients:
- red beans – 250 g;
- pork – 150 g;
- smoked sausage – 150 g;
- smoked chicken – 150 g;
- ham – 150 g;
- onions – 2 pcs.;
- pickled cucumber – 2-3 pcs.;
- ketchup/tomato paste – 1 tbsp. l.;
- vegetable/butter oil for frying;
- salt to taste;
- black peppercorns;
- bay leaf – 2-3 leaves;
- parsley for serving;
- sour cream;
- lemon – 1 pc.
As you can see, the meat assortment is very large, which is no coincidence. It is the recipe with such a “pile up” of ingredients that is hodgepodge.
We will prepare the necessary cooking utensils
- 2 l saucepan
- Frying pan for sautéing.
- Cutting board.
- Knife for cutting.
- Tablespoon.
Solyanka: step-by-step recipe
- Boil the bean seeds soaked overnight until tender for 2 hours.
- Boil the pork together with one whole onion (without the husk) until tender.
- We cut the meat components of our dish: sausage, ham, chicken into small pieces.
- In a frying pan greased with vegetable/butter oil, first fry the onion until a characteristic golden hue, then add finely chopped pickles to it. After 5 minutes of sautéing, add a spoonful of ketchup/tomato paste.
- Cut the boiled pork into cubes and start putting everything back into the pork broth. Meat and meat products, beans, onions with cucumbers, bay leaf, pepper and salt. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Before serving, add a slice of lemon per serving and a spoonful of sour cream for tenderness.
Rich solyanka soup with the sourness of lemon and the aroma of allspice and laurel will not leave even the most demanding eater indifferent. The benefits of protein, the satiety of meat ingredients, the original taste of smoked meats and pickled cucumber, which this recipe has, is a real find for meat-eaters who want a satisfying and tasty lunch. We wish everyone bon appetit and good mood!