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Okroshka (beef stock)

A cold summer soup with the same diced garden of potatoes, cucumber, radish, eggs, and meats — but poured with chilled, lightly soured beef stock instead of kvas.

total5h 12mactive labor1h 31mservings4steps19
  1. 01
    Preheat oven to 220°CBeef stock
    passive10m@ 0m10m
  2. 02
    Rough-chop onion, carrot, celeryBeef stock
    active8m@ 0m8m
  3. 03
    Rinse and pat dry the bonesBeef stockcritical
    active5m@ 8m13m
  4. 04
    Roast bones until deep brownBeef stockcritical
    passive40m@ 13m53mdeps: preheat, prep-bones
  5. 05
    Hard-boil eggs
    semi-active10m@ 13m23m
  6. 06
    Boil potatoes in skins
    semi-active25m@ 15m40m
  7. 07
    Dice boiled beef
    active5m@ 17m22m
  8. 08
    Dice cucumber, radishes; chop green onion and dill
    active10m@ 32m42m
  9. 09
    Cool potatoes and eggs in cold water
    passive10m@ 40m50mdeps: boil-potatoes, boil-eggs
  10. 10
    Deglaze pan, transfer to stockpot with aromaticsBeef stockcritical
    active6m@ 53m59mdeps: roast-bones, chop-aromatics
  11. 11
    Simmer gently with peppercorns and bay leafBeef stockcritical
    semi-active3h@ 59m3h 59mdeps: deglaze
  12. 12
    Peel and dice potatoes and eggs
    active8m@ 1h 1m1h 9mdeps: cool
  13. 13
    Mash one yolk with mustard, salt, smetana
    active3m@ 1h 9m1h 12mdeps: peel-dice
  14. 14
    Combine all solids in a bowl
    active3m@ 1h 16m1h 19mdeps: dice-veg, dice-meat, peel-dice, mash-yolk
  15. 15
    Strain through fine mesh, season lightlyBeef stockcritical
    active6m@ 3h 59m4h 5mdeps: simmer
  16. 16
    Prepare beef stockcritical
    passive0m@ 4h 5m4h 5mdeps: strain
  17. 17
    Chill stock thoroughly, skim fatcritical
    passive1h@ 4h 5m5h 5mdeps: stock
  18. 18
    Sharpen chilled stock with lemon juice, saltcritical
    active3m@ 5h 5m5h 8mdeps: chill-stock
  19. 19
    Ladle solids into bowls, pour over stockcritical
    active4m@ 5h 8m5h 12mdeps: combine, finish-stock