Sour cucumber soup

Method

1. 1

   Cooking the meat

   Place the chicken thighs in the water, bring to the boil, skim off the foam, then simmer gently with the bay leaf and a little salt.

   25 min
2. 2

   Preparing the vegetables

   Meanwhile, fry the onion in oil, add the carrot and parsley root, then sweat briefly.

   5 min
3. 3

   Making the roux

   Stir the paprika into the vegetables, then mix the flour with the sour cream until smooth, pour it in and cook together.

   3 min
4. 4

   Assembling the soup

   Set the cooked chicken thighs aside, then stir the vegetables and roux into the stock and add the sour cucumbers along with their brine.

   10 min
5. 5

   Returning the meat

   Remove the skin and bone from the chicken, chop the meat finely and return it to the soup, then stir in the garlic.

   5 min
6. 6

   Serving

   In the last few minutes, sprinkle over the finely chopped parsley, season with pepper, and serve hot with sour cream.

   2 min