In Russia, from the tenth century, there was a known “saline” dish. Slavs highly appreciated the properties of brine, and therefore generously flavored the first and second dishes with fragrant salty liquid, added it to dessert cakes and pies. Today, the pickle is more often consumed in its pure form, and the only dish to which it is added is pickle soup.
This soup can be cooked on anything - meat, fish, poultry, giblets or mushrooms. How to cook pickle with the kidneys? You will not spend much effort, but the dish will be tasty, fragrant and quite piquant.
Pickle with kidneys - preparation of food and dishes
If you decide to cook such a dish, it is very important to take kidney preparation seriously. If they are processed incorrectly, the dish will be spoiled by the unpleasant smell of the kidneys, since this organ of the excretory system stores all the secrets of the animal’s life, filtering harmful substances from the healthy ones. At the same time, properly prepared buds will delight you with a delicate taste and pleasant aroma.
So, from the kidneys with a thin sharp knife we cut off the films and fat, after which we cut the product into four parts. Rinse well and place in a pot filled with water. Bring water to a boil and immediately drain. Rinse the product under running water. Refill the pan with water and again put on the fire. Boil the buds for about 95 minutes. Remove pan from heat, remove by-product and, after cooling, chop finely. The broth in which the kidneys were boiled is not suitable for making soup. Therefore, water is again poured into the saucepan, brought to a boil, and the kidneys, ingredients that are boiled for a long time (potatoes, cereals), then quickly cooked (zazharka, pickles, mushrooms) are lowered in turn.
The ingredients listed in the recipes below are selected for 2.5 liters of water.
Kidney pickle recipes:
Recipe 1: Kidney pickle
Here is a classic recipe for pickle with kidneys, also known as “Kuban pickle”. This soup is usually served almost cold with a generous portion of sour cream. Perhaps there is no dish more appropriate for a hot summer lunch. Ingredients Required:
- 4 tablespoons of rice groats
- 2 pieces of potatoes
- Pork buds - 430 g.
- 1 salted cucumber
- Carrot and bulb for frying
- Brine - 400 ml.
- Water for pickle - 2 liters
Preparation:
- Prepare the kidneys, then cut them into slices.
- Cut potatoes into large cubes. Wash rice.
- Put the pot of water on the fire, and when it boils, put the components there.
- Prepare fried vegetables. Add it to the pan after 10 minutes.
- Grate the cucumbers on a coarse grater, pre-peeling them.
- Add cucumbers to the soup along with the pickle 5-7 minutes after zazharki. Cook the soup for another 5 minutes.
Recipe 2: Pickle with Kidney and Sorrel
Another variation of pickle, sour and invigorating. The taste will complement fresh sorrel.
Ingredients Required:
- 5 tablespoons of buckwheat
- Pork kidneys - 425 g
- 1 potato
- Onion - 1 piece
- Celery Root - 1 Piece
- Sunflower oil - 1 tbsp.
- Spices
- Fresh sorrel
- Brine - 300 ml.
Preparation:
- Prepare the kidneys. When they are ready, cut them into slices.
- Cut the peeled potatoes. Take the buckwheat and rinse
- Fill the pot with water, put on the fire. When water boils, add components to it and boil for 10 minutes.
- Finely chop the onion and celery. Saute vegetables for 3 minutes. Add to the soup.
- Cut sorrel into thin strips. Add it and pickle 5 minutes after the vegetables. After 7 minutes, pickle with the kidneys will be ready.
Recipe 3: Rassolnik with kidneys in Leningrad
The specialty of this dish is that the kidneys and soup are prepared separately. These ingredients are combined only in a plate - first, sliced buds are put into it, and then warm soup is poured.
Ingredients Required:
- Beef kidneys - 430 gr.
- 55 g. rice
- Carrots, onions, tomato paste and vegetable oil for frying
- 2 potatoes
- 2 pieces of pickled cucumbers
- Cucumber pickle - 1 cup
Preparation:
- Boil the kidneys. When they are ready, cut them into cubes and put them in a cold place.
- We weld the pickle itself. Put chopped potatoes and washed rice in boiling water.
- After 15 minutes, add the fry to the soup. Fry the shredded onions first, then add the grated carrots and a spoon of tomato paste to it.
- Peel cucumbers and grate them on a coarse grater. Put them in the soup 5 minutes after zazharki along with the brine, after another 5 minutes, turn off the fire.
Recipe 4: Pickle with Kidney and Barley
This version of pickle is considered classic by many housewives, however, it is disliked primarily for the duration of the preparation. How can you save time? You can win 20-30 minutes on the preparation of cereals. It's simple - before you send it to boil, fry the pearl barley until golden brown.
Ingredients Required:
- Pork kidneys - 435 gr.
- Pearl barley - 55 g.
- Potatoes - 2 pcs.
- Pickled cucumbers - 2 pieces
- Vegetables for zazharki + sunflower oil
- Cucumber pickle - 150 ml.
Preparation:
- Prepare the kidneys. Cool them and cut into cubes.
- While the kidneys are being prepared, let's do the preparation of cereals. Heat the pan and grease it with oil. Put the washed cereal and fry it for 7 minutes until golden brown. After that, put the boil for half an hour in a saucepan, where the soup will be cooked.
- Cut the potatoes. Add it with the kidneys to the croup.
- Cook the fry by frying the onions and carrots in butter. Add it 12 minutes after the potatoes are placed in the pan.
- Grate the cucumbers and dip into the pan 5 minutes after zazharki. Simultaneously with cucumbers pour in pickle and pickle. After 5 minutes you can turn off the fire.
Recipe 5: Pickle with kidneys and heart
Offal is not often used for first courses. In part, this is understandable - you need to “fiddle” with offal a little longer to bring them to the desired state. On the other hand, they are rich in protein, contain almost no fat and are inexpensive for the price. So why not tinker? Try to cook enough tasty and nourishing pickle with kidneys and heart. Ingredients Required:
- Pork kidneys - 300 gr.
- Pork heart - 200 gr.
- White rice - 5 tablespoons
- Pickled cucumbers - 2 pieces
- Potatoes - 3 pieces
- Brine - 165 ml.
- Vegetables for frying, tomato paste + sunflower oil
- Fresh Tomatoes
- Spices
Preparation:
- Prepare the kidneys, cut them into slices.
- Boil the heart separately - in boiling water for 30 minutes. Remove, cool and chop finely.
- Type in a saucepan, where soup and water will boil. Bring it to a boil, put there chopped offal, potatoes and pre-washed rice.
- Make a fry by frying vegetables with a spoon of tomato paste. Stir in soup 10 minutes after the cereal.
- Cut the tomato and pickles. Put them in the pan 5-7 minutes after zazharki. Simultaneously add and pickle. Boil the soup for another 5 minutes and remove it from the fire.
Pickle with kidneys - secrets and useful tips from the best chefs
- Rassolnik with kidneys can be cooked in any meat broth, so it will be more rich, but also fatter.
- In addition to the heart, you can also add stomachs or bird navels.
- Sometimes, instead of potatoes, kidney beans are used for pickle pickles.
- In order for the taste of pickle with kidneys to be more pronounced, it is customary to rub cucumbers on a coarse grater. Do not forget to remove the skin first - under the influence of temperature, it becomes very hard. If the cucumber skin should not be removed, then add it no earlier than 3 minutes until ready.
- Do not forget to add a pinch of greens and a spoonful of sour cream to the finished pickle.
