Homemade Rassolnik

Ingredients

2 cups pearl barley

200 g semi-smoked sausage

150 g smoked and cooked ham

1 carrot

1 onion

2 tbsp tomato paste

Vegetable oil

2 bay leaves

150 g pickled cucumber

Salt

Pepper

Herbs

Cook the pearl barley. Dice the smoked meats, chop the onion, cut the carrots into thin strips, and dice the cucumbers.

Heat a little vegetable oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan, add the sausage and ham cubes, fry, add the carrots and onions, sauté for 5 minutes, add the cucumbers and tomato paste, and simmer for another 5 minutes.

 Pour in 1.5-2 liters of boiling water (depending on the desired thickness of the soup), add the pearl barley, bay leaf, salt, and pepper, bring to a boil, and simmer for another 5 minutes. Serve with sour cream.

Enjoy!