Publisher's Synopsis
With this easy cookbook, Russia's main food group - THE SOUP - is yours to explore. Thirty delectable soup recipes from Russia. Great selection of enticing soups, from the classic borsch to chicken asparagus and from salmon soup to clear broth mushroom soup. Soup recipes of all styles, for every occasion, including warming chicken soups, hearty beef soups, spicy sauerkraut soup, and lighter seafood soups from the Russian Far East region. Simple and easy-to-find ingredients. Step-by-step instructions for each soup. Recipes are accompanied by introductions that present a glimpse into the Russian cuisine, past and present. Author Julia Gousseva grew up in the Soviet Union where soups were a solution to constant food shortages and scarcity of ingredients. To survive, everyone made soups: they are easy to cook, low in cost, and require just a few ingredients to feel like a meal. As the Iron Curtain fell away, the Russian diet became more varied, but soups continue to occupy a prominent place in cookbooks, kitchens, and restaurants. With this easy cookbook filled with soup recipes, you will be able to make delicious meals in your slow cooker, crock pot, or a regular soup pot. In the Soviet Union, nobody had slow cookers or crock pots, so all soups were always cooked in pots on stoves. But you can decide how you want to make these recipes. Soups are great if you are trying to lose some weight but find it not so easy to find time to make healthy meals. These recipes are perfect if you find fad diets ineffective, complicated, and boring, resorting to unhealthy fast food. Or, maybe you have a slow cooker but it's collecting dust. The recipes will help this problem, too! Or, maybe you don't have a slow cooker but find that all soup recipes and most easy cookbooks require a slow cooker or a pressure cooker? No worries. This cookbook doesn't require anything special. A basic soup pot will do. All your problems are now solved. Well, maybe not all your problems. That's too big of a promise. However, this easy cookbook will make you into an almost instant cook with its variety of delicious soup recipes. This easy cookbook will help you create a variety of soups and experiment with new flavors and tastes without too much time and effort, without chemicals present in processed foods, and without a strain on your budget. Cook delicious soups (soups make great meals!), impress your family and friends, and enjoy a glimpse into the changing Russian culture through food. Here are some of my favorite recipes. And did I say they are easy? All you need is a pot (a regular large soup pot, a crock pot, or a slow cooker), and a few ingredients, and you can make all these recipes: Dumpling Soup with Meat Chicken and Asparagus Soup Easy Chicken Noodle Soup Potato Soup with Cabbage and Meat and so much more! Try it. And don't be afraid to experiment. Soup recipes are very forgiving: you can add more or less of certain ingredients, and your soup will turn out just fine. The possibilities are endless!
