By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern
One of my favorite foods of all time are pickles. I love them on my sandwiches and burgers, just plain out of the jar, and sometimes even on salads. Well, a friend of our family found out how much I liked pickles and gave us a recipe for Zupa Ogor Kowa, which is Polish Pickle Soup. Sounds very weird doesn’t it? I put pickles on everything, but in a soup just sounded plain wrong. Well, my mom made it one night and surprisingly, its really stinkin’ good! 
Ingredients:
- 1 White onion finely chopped
- 1 Carrot finely chopped
- 4 Cloves of garlic grated
- 1 Large potato peeled and cubed
- 4 Cups of chicken broth
- 5 Whole pickles coarsely grated
- 2 Tbs. Pickle juice
- 1 ½ Tbs. Fresh dill chopped
- 2 Tbs. Cream
- 1/3 C. Fresh parsley chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Butter and olive oil for sautéing
Directions:
- Heat butter and oil in a saucepan
- Sauté onions and carrots for about 4 minutes
- Add garlic and potatoes and sauté for about another 2 minutes
- Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil
- Cook until potatoes are soft
- Add the grated pickles, dill, and pickle juice and simmer for 5 minutes
- Add cream, parsley, salt, and pepper
This soup is creamy, salty, and slightly sour and is a great side dish to other meals. Its great served with crusty bread as well!
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