Soup Recipes > Russian Vegetable Soup

How to make Russian vegetable soup:
A traditional Russian vegetable soup.





Ingredients

1 medium sized onion, peeled and chopped
1 medium sized potato, peeled and chopped
1 medium sized parsnip, peeled and chopped
4 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1/2 teaspoon mixed herbs
nutmeg to taste
2 pints vegetable stock
1 small leek, washed and sliced
2 cups cabbage, washed and sliced

Method

- Melt half the butter in a large saucepan.
- Sauté the vegetables gently, stirring occasionally, until the onion is transparent.
- Add the parsley, herbs, nutmeg and stock.
- Bring to the boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Leave to cool before blending in a blender.
- Meanwhile, finely shred the leek and cabbage and sauté them in the remaining butter until just tender.
- Add the leek and cabbage to the blended soup and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
- Add seasoning to taste.