A traditional Russian lunch usually consists of a liquid first course, meat or fish second course with the obligatory side dish and salad. The main meal often begins with borscht or cabbage soup, and soup with rice and potatoes is also often prepared. This simple enough dish can be cooked on meat or
vegetable broth, and can be done with meatballs. The process of its preparation is similar to similar dishes, it takes about two hours (however, most of this time is spent on the cooking process and your presence is not necessary) and does not require any special ingredients. Any, even a novice hostess, will definitely get this delicious first dish. So, if you still do not know
how to cook soup with rice and potatoes, read our article carefully.
Light chicken soup
So, if you want to diversify the diet of your family, or just want to learn how to cook excellent first courses, then this option is especially for you. Making soup with rice and potatoes on chicken broth is extremely simple, most importantly, carefully follow our instructions. So, for several servings you will need:
- 3 liters of ordinary water;
- 500 gr. chicken meat - fillet or chicken legs;
- 2 pcs. carrots and onions;
- 3 medium sized potatoes;
- half a glass of rice cereal;
- salt, black pepper and chopped parsley to taste.
Wash the chicken meat well and cut into pieces, and then put in a pan with water. Place two onions there - they can be cut in half, and one carrot, salt and put to cook for one and a half hours. After the specified time, remove the pan from the heat, remove vegetables and meat from the broth, and strain the liquid through several layers of gauze - this is done so that your soup with rice and potatoes is transparent and beautiful. After this, the broth needs to be boiled again. Next, put in a pan chopped into pieces potatoes, grated carrots and half a glass of rice. You need to cook the soup until vegetables and cereals are ready, usually it takes about 30 minutes. To finish, pepper, sprinkle with parsley, add the boiled chicken, cut into small pieces, and serve the dish hot to the table.
Potato Soup with Rice and Meatballs
This recipe will delight you with its simplicity, and its preparation time is some 40 minutes. For a large serving for the whole family you will need:
- 200 gr. minced meat, it is better to take a mixture of pork and beef;
- half a glass of rice;
- 3 medium potatoes;
- 1 pc. carrots and onions;
- 2 slices of bread or soft white bread;
- 2 tbsp any vegetable oil;
- 1 beaten egg white;
- salt, 1 pc. bay leaf, black pepper and peppercorns (4-5 pieces).
From the rolls or bread, cut the crusts and soak the crumb in water. Then add it to the minced meat, salt, pepper and mix well. Whip the protein, then, greasing them with hands, blind from the resulting meatball mass. Cut the potatoes into small pieces, rinse the rice. Then, in a pot of boiling water, dip the potatoes and rice, and cook for 7-10 minutes. Add spices there: 1 bay leaf and 5-6 peppercorns. Simultaneously make a fry of chopped carrots and chopped onions: place the vegetables in a frying pan, sprinkled with oil, and cook over medium heat for several minutes, not forgetting to stir. Then add the contents of the pan to the soup, put the meatballs in the same place, and cook a little more, 10 or 15 minutes. A delicious soup with rice and potatoes is ready. This option with delicious
meat balls will especially appeal to children. This dish will be a great start to a family dinner.