20 Delicious Solyanka Recipes

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Solyanka is one of the best discoveries of Russian cuisine. It's that very dish prepared on the principle of "all the best at once." It's no wonder the expression "assorted solyanka" has long been ingrained in our everyday language. Here are 20 simple and delicious step-by-step recipes!

1. Solyanka with Sausage and Potatoes

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The main advantage of classic solyanka is that it's made from simple and readily available ingredients.

Preparation time: 2 hours.
Servings: 8.

• 3.5 liters of water
• 500 g beef
• 400 g potatoes
• 200 g smoked sausage
• 200 g boiled sausage
• 4 pickled cucumbers
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp spices

1. Peel the onion, rinse the piece of beef, and cover them with water. Simmer the broth over medium heat for about 1-1.5 hours, periodically skimming off the foam.

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2. Set the meat aside, strain the broth, and bring it back to a boil.

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3. Cut the cucumbers, both types of sausage, and beef into uniform strips. Grate the carrot on a coarse grater, and cut the potatoes into medium cubes.

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4. Add the potatoes to the broth and cook for 20 minutes until tender.

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5. Transfer the carrots, pickled cucumbers, sausage, and boiled meat to a frying pan with a couple of tablespoons of oil, and fry for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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6. Add tomato paste and spices to the sautéed mixture, and cook for another 2 minutes.

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7. Add the sautéed mixture to the broth with potatoes, add bay leaf, and cook the solyanka for another 10 minutes after it boils again.

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2. Quick Solyanka with Bouillon Cubes

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This solyanka recipe will save you when you have no time to cook.

Preparation time: 30 minutes.
Servings: 6.

• 200 g smoked sausage
• 100 g boiled meat
• 4 frankfurters
• 6 cups water
• 2 bouillon cubes
• 2 pickled cucumbers
• 2 onions
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 3 handfuls of olives
• 0.5 lemon
• 1 tsp spices to taste

1. Finely chop the onion, fry until golden, and mix with tomato paste. Fry for another 1 minute.
2. Cut all meat products and cucumbers into strips.
3. Boil water. Add crumbled bouillon cubes, all the meat, olives, cucumbers, and onion. Season.
4. Simmer the solyanka for about 15 minutes, drizzle with lemon juice, and serve.

3. Solyanka with Smoked Meats

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Smoked meats always add a unique aroma to first courses!

Preparation time: 1 hour.
Servings: 4.

• 250 g smoked brisket
• 2.5 liters of water
• 150 g smoked sausage
• 150 g carrots
• 200 g pickled cucumbers
• 200 g potatoes
• 50 g onion
• 50 g tomato paste
• 100 g olives
• 1 bunch dill
• 0.5 lemon
• 1 tsp spices

1. Dice all ingredients for the solyanka, only grate the carrot. Leave olives whole, chop dill, and slice lemon into rounds.
2. Boil water, add onion and potatoes, and cook for 15 minutes over low heat.
3. Sauté carrots with sausage and brisket in a pan for about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and half a glass of water, season, and add cucumbers. Simmer the sautéed mixture for about 7 minutes over low heat, then add to the soup.
4. Cook the solyanka for another 7-10 minutes over low heat. Finally, add olives, lemon, and chopped dill.

4. Solyanka with Chicken

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We recommend using fattier chicken pieces on the bone, such as thighs or wings.

Preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Servings: 6.

• 500 g chicken
• 150 g smoked meats
• 150 g frankfurters or sausage
• 4 pickled cucumbers
• 2 onions
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 3-4 potatoes

1. Cover chicken with water and cook broth for 40-60 minutes over low heat until done.
2. Add chopped potatoes to the broth and cook for another 15 minutes.
3. Finely chop the onion and fry until golden. Add tomato paste and a little broth, and simmer for a couple of minutes.
4. Separately fry thinly sliced pickled cucumbers for 7-10 minutes.
5. Cut smoked meats and frankfurters into strips, and add all ingredients to the potatoes at once.
6. Bring the solyanka to a boil, season to taste, and cook for another 10 minutes.

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5. Solyanka with Pickle Brine

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If you prefer a saltier dish with a slight tang.

Preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Servings: 8.

• 600 g bone-in meat
• 2 onions
• 200 g carrots
• 350 g pickled cucumbers
• 150 ml pickle brine
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp capers
• 60 g olives
• 2 frankfurters
• 70 g sausage
• 150 g smoked meats
• 2.5 liters of water
• 1 tbsp spices

1. Cover meat with water and cook broth for about 1 hour until done. Remove meat, and add chopped potatoes to the boiling broth.
2. Finely chop the onion, grate the carrot, and cut frankfurters, sausage, smoked meats, boiled meat, and pickled cucumbers into strips.
3. Sauté onion with carrot until soft. Add tomato paste and mix.
4. After a minute, add cucumbers and brine, and simmer for another 10 minutes.
5. Separately fry all meat products for a couple of minutes.
6. Add all of this to the solyanka and bring to a boil. Season to taste and cook for another 10 minutes.
7. When serving, add capers and olives to the solyanka.

6. Solyanka in a Multicooker

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Solyanka in a multicooker turns out no worse than on the stove. And in some ways, even easier!

Preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes.
Servings: 4.

• 70 g hunting sausages
• 70 g smoked brisket
• 70 g sausage
• 70 g pickled cucumbers
• 100 g olives
• 100 g bell pepper
• 60 g mushrooms
• 50 g tomato paste
• 50 g tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 100 ml pickle brine
• 1 tbsp spices and herbs
• 2 tbsp olive oil

1. Dice all ingredients for the solyanka finely.
2. Add everything together to the multicooker bowl with oil, spices, and crushed garlic.
3. Pour in the pickle brine and about 4 cups of water.
4. Select "Soup" mode for 1 hour.

7. Solyanka in Pots in the Oven

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Divide all ingredients evenly into 4 pots.

Preparation time: 1 hour 45 minutes.
Servings: 4.

• 400 g any meat
• 280 g smoked meats
• 3-4 potatoes
• 3 pickled cucumbers
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 4 cloves garlic
• 4 bay leaves
• 4 tsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp spices

1. Cut all ingredients into roughly equal cubes and place them in pots.
2. Add crushed garlic, spices, bay leaf, and tomato paste.
3. Pour water into the pots and bake the solyanka in the oven for 1.5 hours at 180 degrees Celsius.

8. Solyanka with Mushrooms

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Any fresh mushrooms will do – they will cook through in any case.

Preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Servings: 8.

• 200 g smoked meats
• 800 g chicken wings
• 200 g boiled sausage
• 200 g ham
• 1 onion
• 200 g mushrooms
• 100 g olives
• 1 bunch parsley
• 2 pickled cucumbers
• 1 tbsp tomato paste

1. Cover chicken wings with water and cook broth until done, about 1 hour. Strain and bring back to a boil.
2. Finely chop onion and pickled cucumbers, and sauté them with tomato paste and spices to taste.
3. Pour 50 ml of broth into the sautéed mixture and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes.
4. Add the sautéed mixture to the broth and cook for another 10 minutes. Then add sliced mushrooms and all diced meat products, including meat from the wings.
5. Add more spices to taste and cook the solyanka for 10 minutes.
6. Finally, add olives and chopped parsley, and remove from heat.

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9. Solyanka with Beef Heart

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Solyanka will be especially delicious with sour cream and herbs.

Preparation time: 2 hours 30 minutes.
Servings: 8.

• 1.5 kg bone-in beef
• 500 g beef heart
• 100 g bacon
• 6 hunting sausages
• 1 carrot
• 4 celery stalks
• 4 pickled cucumbers
• 0.5 cup pickle brine
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp spices

1. Roughly chop carrots, onion, and celery. Cover beef with water, add vegetables, and cook broth until done, 1.5 hours over low heat.
2. Strain the broth, and finely chop the meat. Chop sausages in the same way.
3. Finely chop onion with bacon and fry them together until browned, about 10 minutes.
4. Clean and finely chop beef heart. Add to the onion and fry over high heat, stirring, until done.
5. Add boiled brisket to the same pan and fry everything for another 5 minutes.
6. Bring the broth to a boil and add the sautéed mixture. Cook everything for half an hour over low heat.
7. Separately fry chopped pickled cucumbers and sausages, pour in brine with tomato paste and mix. Add all of this to the solyanka and simmer for another 15 minutes.

10. Solyanka with Hunting Sausages and Ham

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Another quick solyanka recipe to save time on broth.

Preparation time: 1 hour.
Servings: 4.

• 300 g hunting sausages
• 200 g ham
• 3 pickled cucumbers
• 1 onion
• 0.5 cup pickle brine
• 4 potatoes
• 1 carrot
• 2.5 liters of water
• 2 tbsp tomato paste

1. Finely chop onion, grate carrot, and fry them for about 10 minutes, stirring.
2. Cut sausages and ham into strips, and add to the pan. Pour in tomato paste and fry for another 10 minutes.
3. Cut cucumbers into strips and also add to the pan with brine. Fry for another 10 minutes.
4. Boil water, add potato cubes and the sautéed mixture, and cook the solyanka until potatoes are tender.

11. Solyanka with Duck

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It's best to prepare the broth from the same duck or other meat in advance.

Preparation time: 1 hour.
Servings: 8.

• 400 g onion
• 500 g pickled cucumbers
• 100 g olives
• 100 g green olives
• 100 g capers
• 100 g tomato paste
• 250 g duck fillet
• 3 liters of broth
• 400 g smoked meats
• 150 g bacon
• 2 tbsp spices

1. Cut onion and pickled cucumbers into strips, and fry lightly. Add tomato paste and mix.
2. Separately chop and fry bacon with olives and green olives.
3. Cut duck fillet into thin slices and also fry until done.
4. Bring the broth to a boil, add chopped smoked meats, and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Add all other ingredients and cook the solyanka for another 20 minutes. Season to taste.

12. Solyanka with Turkey and Smoked Meats

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We recommend adding a little Georgian spices, like khmeli-suneli.

Preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Servings: 4.

• 150 g ham
• 200 g turkey fillet
• 150 g smoked meats
• 150 g beef
• 2 liters of water
• 1 onion
• 2 pickled cucumbers
• 2 cloves garlic
• 12 capers
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 bunch herbs
• 0.5 lemon

1. Cover turkey and beef with water, bring to a boil, and cook for about an hour. Remove meat and cut into strips.
2. Finely chop onion, garlic, cucumbers, and capers, and fry everything together for about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and fry for another couple of minutes. Add all spices and chopped herbs.
3. Thinly slice smoked meats and ham, and fry them separately with boiled beef and turkey for another 10 minutes.
4. Add all ingredients to the broth, bring to a boil, and cook the solyanka for 10-15 minutes. Finally, add thin lemon slices.

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13. Solyanka with Salmon

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Even a simple homemade solyanka can be quite exquisite!

Preparation time: 2 hours.
Servings: 8.

• 1.5 kg salmon
• 4 onions
• 2.5 liters of water
• 500 g pickled cucumbers
• 100 g tomato paste
• 1 cup pickle brine
• 1 cup green olives
• 1 cup black olives
• 1 tbsp spices
• 2 tbsp capers

1. Clean the salmon and remove the fillet. Cover the skin, bones, head, and tail with water, bring to a boil, and cook broth for 1 hour over low heat, skimming off the foam.
2. Cut salmon fillet into pieces, add to boiling broth for 5 minutes, and set aside. Strain the broth and bring it back to a boil.
3. Finely chop onion and cucumbers. Sauté onion until golden, add cucumbers, tomato paste, and pickle brine, and simmer everything for 10 minutes over low heat.
4. Add all of this to the broth and cook for 10-15 minutes.
5. Add capers, black olives, green olives, and spices to the pot, and cook the solyanka for another 10 minutes.
6. Let the solyanka steep for a bit under the lid, and add salmon pieces before serving.

14. Solyanka with Sauerkraut in a Multicooker

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When you crave new flavors and interesting culinary experiments.

Preparation time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Servings: 8.

• 600 g sauerkraut
• 500 g sausage and frankfurters
• 2.5 liters of water or broth
• 300 g potatoes
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• 150 g pickled cucumbers
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp spices

1. Thinly slice carrots, onion, cucumbers, and all meat ingredients.
2. Cut potatoes into larger strips.
3. Finely chop the sauerkraut and rinse it if it's too sour.
4. Add all ingredients to the multicooker bowl and mix.
5. Cook the solyanka for 1.5 hours in "Soup" or "Stew" mode.

15. Mushroom Solyanka

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This is not only a delicious but also a lean solyanka.

Preparation time: 1 hour.
Servings: 8.

• 300 g any mushrooms
• 200 g pickled cucumbers
• 1 can olives
• 2 potatoes
• 2 onions
• 1.5 liters of water
• 1 carrot
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp spices

1. Finely chop onion, grate carrot, and sauté them together until soft, about 10 minutes. Add tomato paste and 150 ml of water, mix, and simmer for another 7-8 minutes.
2. Chop pickled cucumbers and simmer them separately for 10 minutes.
3. Cut mushrooms and potatoes into cubes, olives into rings, and save the brine from them.
4. Boil water with bay leaf and spices to taste, add potatoes and fresh mushrooms, and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Add onion with tomato paste, cucumbers, and olives with brine. Bring everything to a boil and cook the solyanka for 20 minutes until done.

16. Solyanka with Beans

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You can also use dried beans, but then soak them overnight and boil until tender in advance.

Preparation time: 2 hours.
Servings: 8.

• 600 g pork
• 1 onion
• 4 potatoes
• 1 carrot
• 1 can canned beans
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 120 g bacon
• 3 pickled cucumbers
• 1 tbsp spices
• 1 bunch herbs
• 1 can olives
• 2-2.5 liters of water

1. Cover pork with water and boil over low heat for 1-1.5 hours.
2. Remove meat and cut into cubes.
3. Add potatoes to the boiling broth and cook for about 15 minutes.
4. Finely chop onion, carrot, and bacon, and sauté together for 7-10 minutes.
5. Add tomato paste and chopped cucumbers, and fry for another 5 minutes.
6. Add chopped pork to the sautéed mixture, and fry again for another 5 minutes.
7. Add all of this to the potatoes and bring the solyanka to a boil.
8. After 5-7 minutes, add beans, olives, and chopped herbs. Cook for another 7-10 minutes and remove the solyanka from heat.

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17. Solyanka with Seafood

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The most delicious assorted solyanka with different types of fish and seafood!

Preparation time: 45 minutes.
Servings: 8.

• 2 liters of broth
• 500 g cod fillet
• 400 g salmon fillet
• 300 g squid
• 300 g mussels
• 200 g olives
• 200 g capers
• 1 onion
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 tbsp spices

1. Sauté chopped onion until golden, add olives, pour in broth, and bring to a boil.
2. Add cod fillet to the broth, cook for 5-7 minutes, remove, and cut into pieces. Do the same with salmon.
3. Add diced tomatoes to the broth and cook for 5-7 minutes. Add mussels and sliced squid, and bring to a boil.
4. Add fish, spices, and capers with their liquid, and cook the solyanka for another 2 minutes.

18. Fish Solyanka

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You can combine any types of fish to your taste.

Preparation time: 1 hour.
Servings: 4.

• 1.5 liters of broth
• 200 g catfish fillet
• 200 g perch fillet
• 200 g smoked salmon
• 200 g cod fillet
• 40 g capers
• 40 g olives
• 60 g onion
• 4 tbsp tomato paste
• 60 g pickled cucumbers
• 2 bay leaves
• 0.5 bunch dill
• 0.5 lemon
• 1 tsp spices

1. Finely chop onion and fry until golden.
2. Bring the broth to a boil, add tomato paste, onion, olives, bay leaf, capers, and finely chopped cucumbers. Bring to a boil again.
3. Roughly chop all raw fish, add to the broth, and cook for about 15 minutes until done.
4. Finally, add pieces of smoked fish, chopped dill, spices, and lemon wedges, and serve the solyanka.

19. Solyanka with Sprats in Tomato Sauce

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You can prepare solyanka with different types of canned fish using the same principle.

Preparation time: 45 minutes.
Servings: 4.

• 3 pickled cucumbers
• 2 liters of broth
• 1 onion
• 1 potato
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 cans sprats in tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 tbsp spices
• 1 handful olives
• 1 can capers with brine
• 0.5 bunch dill

1. Finely chop pickled cucumbers and simmer until soft.
2. Separately chop onion, fry until golden, and mix with flour. Pour in caper brine, add tomato paste and spices, and simmer everything for 5 minutes.
3. Bring the broth to a boil, add chopped potatoes and all other ingredients at once, except for chopped dill.
4. Cook the solyanka for 20 minutes until potatoes are tender and sprinkle with herbs.

20. Solyanka with Canned Fish and Mushrooms

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A lean solyanka without meat or meat products. Only fish and vegetables!

Preparation time: 50 minutes.
Servings: 6.

• 1 can canned fish
• 300 g mushrooms
• 300 g sauerkraut
• 3 potatoes
• 2 onions
• 2 pickled cucumbers
• 1 carrot
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2.5 liters of water
• 1 tbsp spices
• 50 g olives
• 0.5 bunch herbs
• 2 bay leaves

1. Boil water and add chopped potatoes. Cook for 15-20 minutes.
2. Finely chop onion and cucumbers, grate carrot, rinse and squeeze sauerkraut, and slice mushrooms.
3. Sauté onion with mushrooms for 5 minutes, add carrot and fry for another 3 minutes.
4. Add tomato paste with cucumbers, mix, and simmer for 3 minutes.
5. Add cabbage and half a glass of hot water from the pot, and continue to simmer everything over low heat for another 5 minutes.
6. Add the sautéed mixture and mashed canned fish to the soup. Season, add bay leaf, and cook for 5 minutes.
7. After that, add olives and chopped herbs, remove from heat, and let the solyanka steep for 20 minutes under the lid.