Okroshka on whey

As soon as it comes to cold soup, many immediately recall okroshka.

Its advantage over other dishes is that this soup does not need to be cooked, and later - to warm up. There is no defined list of products included in its composition. The hostess herself decides which vegetables to put in okroshka.

In summer, the main components are fresh vegetables: cucumbers, radishes, and greens. In winter, okroshka can be made with radish and carrots.

Classical okroshka is cooked on kvass. Also for this purpose they use kefir, yogurt, mayonnaise, sour cream, which are previously diluted with water or mineral water.

At zealous hostesses, no product is left unattended. For example, in the manufacture of cottage cheese remains whey. It is used in baking bread, cookies. It turns out very tasty okroshka.

Where else take the serum?

First, you can buy it at a large grocery store. Secondly, it is easy to prepare it yourself. Serum is made from kefir, milk, yogurt.

Method 1:

Take 1 liter of kefir.
Place a colander on a saucepan or deep bowl. Cover it with gauze folded in four layers.
Pour kefir into the colander. Put the pot in the fridge and leave overnight.
In the morning on gauze you will see a clot similar to dietary curd. And the longer you keep it in a colander, the thicker it becomes. So, and serum will stand out more.
Lift the edges of the gauze and gently squeeze the resulting curd. From 1 l of kefir approximately 600 ml of serum is obtained

Method 2:

Pour the kefir into the glass jar.
Put in the microwave. At high power, warm up for a few minutes. After 3-4 minutes you will see how the serum starts to separate from the kefir.
When kefir curls and rises, take the jar out of the oven and leave on the table until it cools.
Gently pour the contents of the jar into a colander, covered with gauze, and allow the serum to completely drain into a bowl placed under it. Then lift the edges of the gauze and squeeze out the remaining whey.

Method 3:

Pour 2 liters of kefir into the pan and put on a small fire.
Warm up until kefir turns into a cheesy mass.
Cool. Then put it in a colander with gauze. Allow the serum to drain into a saucepan under a colander.

Subtleties

It is advisable to cook potatoes for okroshka “in uniform”. With this method of cooking, more nutrients will remain in it, it will not fall apart, it will be convenient to cut it.
If you put warm potatoes or eggs in okroshka, it can sour quickly. Therefore, it is desirable to boil potatoes, carrots, meat in advance and cool well in the refrigerator.
Serum must also be cold.
If okroshka is cooked in large quantities, do not immediately pour it with whey. All ingredients are crushed, poured into a saucepan and refrigerated. As needed, put chopped chopped vegetables in plates and pour in serum.
A lot of greenery is put in okroshka. This may be parsley, dill, cilantro. Lovers of more spicy taste can put basil, celery and other herbs.
Serum is quite acidic, so you can not acidify it with vinegar or citric acid. But if you put a little mustard or horseradish in okroshka, it will get a more expressive taste.
Okroshka is a low-calorie dish. After eating it, after a while the person wants to eat again. Therefore, in addition to vegetables, sausage, meat and fish are put into it.
Meat and fish are boiled, cooled in broth, cut into pieces, combined with other ingredients.
Okroshka on whey is seasoned with sour cream.

Okroshka on whey with boiled sausage

Ingredients:

potatoes - 3 pcs .;
cucumbers - 2 pcs .;
eggs - 3 pcs .;
radish - 3 pcs .;
cooked lean sausage - 200 g;
serum - 2 l;
dill - to taste;
sour cream - 100 g;
salt;
green onions - a small bunch;
mustard - 1 tsp.

Method of preparation

Boil the potatoes in the skin beforehand. Cool it down. Clean up. Cut into small cubes.
Cook hard boiled eggs. So that they do not burst during cooking, put them in boiling salted water. Boiled eggs put in cold water, cool. Peel off the shell. Grind with a fork.
Cucumbers and sausage cut into cubes, and radishes - thin slices.
Chop green onions and put them in a bowl. Pound with salt. Add mustard, sour cream. Stir.
Put the sausage, cucumbers, radishes, eggs, and potatoes into the pan. Add onion, finely chopped dill. Fill all with serum. Salt and mix again.

Okroshka on whey with cucumbers

Ingredients:

fresh cucumbers - 3 pcs .;
eggs - 4 pcs .;
green onions - a small bunch;
salt;
dill - a few twigs;
sour cream - 100 g;
serum - 1, 5 l.

Method of preparation

Boil hard boiled eggs. Cool it down. Clean up
Chop onions and dill.
Cut the cucumbers into small cubes.
Put everything in the pan. Fill with serum. Salt it. Mix well.
Refrigerate for one hour.

Okroshka on chicken serum

Ingredients:

chicken fillet - 400 g;
potatoes - 2 pcs .;
fresh cucumbers - 2 pcs .;
eggs - 2 pcs .;
radish - 3 pcs .;
green onions - a few feathers;
any greens - a small bunch;
salt;
serum - 2 l;
sour cream - 200 g;
mustard - 1 tsp.

Method of preparation

Boil chicken fillet to readiness. Cool in broth. Cut into pieces.
Boil the potatoes in the skin beforehand. When it cools, peel and dice.
Cucumbers and radishes rub on a medium grater. Cook hard boiled eggs. Crush.
Chop greens and onions.
Put everything in a saucepan and cover with whey.
In a separate bowl, mix the sour cream, mustard (horseradish) and salt. Add to okroshka and mix again. Let it stand.

Okroshka Meat Team

Ingredients:

veal - 150 g;
ham or ham - 150 g;
beef - 200 g;
cucumbers - 3 pcs .;
green onions - a bunch;
mustard ready - 1 tsp;
eggs - 3 pcs .;
salt;
serum - 1, 5 l;
sour cream - 200 g;
sugar - 1 tsp;
citric acid;
Different greens - a small bunch.

Method of preparation

Cook beef and veal until tender. Cool in broth. Cut into strips.
Boil eggs hard, cool, peel off the shells and chop finely.
For cucumbers, cut the skin, and then cut them into thin strips.
Chop green onions, mix with a small amount of salt and grind until juice appears.
Put the ingredients in the pan.
In a separate bowl, mix the sour cream, mustard, sugar, salt and mashed onion. Dilute with serum. Pour into a saucepan with chopped vegetables and meat. To make okroshka richer taste, add a little citric acid and mix again.
Cool in the fridge.

Okroshka on whey vegetable

Ingredients:

potatoes - 3 pcs .;
radishes - 3 pcs .;
greens - a small bunch;
carrots - 1 pc .;
green onions - a few feathers;
cucumbers - 2 pcs .;
eggs - 2 pcs .;
salt;
mustard - 0, 5 tsp;
sour cream - 100 g;
serum - 1, 5 l.

Method of preparation

Boil carrots and potatoes separately. Cool it down. Cut into small cubes.
Cook hard boiled eggs. Cool it down. Crush with a fork.
Chop onion, mix with salt and grind until juice appears. Add mustard and sour cream. Stir.
Chop greens.
Put all ingredients in the pan. Fill with serum. Stir. Refrigerate for one hour.

Okroshka on spring serum (with edible herbs)

Ingredients:

potatoes - 2 pcs .;
green onions - a few feathers;
eggs - 2 pcs .;
fresh cucumbers - 2 pcs .;
borage herb - 5 leaves;
dill - bunch;
leaf mustard - 2 leaves;
watercress - 5 leaves;
sour cream - 100 g;
salt and sugar to taste;
serum - 1 l.

Method of preparation

Boil the potatoes. Cool it down. Cut into cubes.
Cook hard boiled eggs. Clean up. Separate the yolks from the proteins. Squirrels cut into strips.
Grate the cucumbers.
In a bowl, pound the chopped leaves of borage with yolk and salt.
Chop the onion and the rest of the greens.
Fold the potatoes, cucumbers, egg whites into the pan. Add greens, pounded yolk, sour cream. Fill with serum. Stir.

Okroshka on whey with fish

Ingredients:

fish fillet - 300 g;
bay leaf - 1 pc .;
potatoes - 3 pcs .;
fresh cucumbers - 2 pcs .;
eggs - 2 pcs .;
green onions - a thin bunch;
vinegar;
dill - a few twigs;
salt;
black pepper;
serum - 1 l.

Method of preparation

Fill the fish fillets with a small amount of water, bring to a boil. Put salt, pepper and bay leaf. Boil for 20 minutes. Cool in broth. Then cut into medium pieces. Watch out for the bones.
Cook the potatoes in their skins. Cool it down. Clean up. cut into strips.
Boil hard boiled eggs, cool. Clean up. Mash with a fork.
Cut the cucumbers into thin slices.
Chop onions and herbs.
Put the fish, potatoes, cucumbers, squirrels, greens into the pan. Fill with serum.
Pound the yolks with a small amount of liquid and pour it into the saucepan with okroshka. Salt, add vinegar. Mix gently.
Cool.

Okroshka on beetroot serum

Ingredients:

potatoes - 3 pcs .;
small beets - 1 pc .;
greens - to taste;
fresh cucumbers - 1 pc .;
green onions - a small bunch;
salt;
serum - 1 l;
lemon;
sour cream - 150 g.

Method of preparation

Fill the beets with cold water. Bring to a boil. Cook over low heat until soft. Hot rinse with cold water. Cool in the fridge. This will preserve its rich color.
Grate cold beets and cucumber on a medium grater.
Cook potatoes in their skins. Cool it down. Cut into small cubes.
Chop greens and onions finely.
Add all ingredients to the pan. Fill with serum. Salt it. Squeeze out the lemon juice and use it to bring okroshka to the desired taste.
Put in the fridge for 2-3 hours.

Mistress to note

Knowing the features of cooking okroshka on whey, you can come up with your recipe. For example, instead of carrots, put fresh tomatoes. Or replace mustard with horseradish.

But remember that whey is not subject to long storage. Two days later she sour. If you have this fermented milk product, then start cooking okroshka as quickly as possible. And do not store the finished dish more than a day. Even in the fridge. Enjoy your meal!

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