3 most delicious okroshka recipes

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

There is nothing better than a cold okroshka on a hot day. It perfectly satisfies both hunger and thirst. In summer, this dish is irreplaceable. We have collected the best recipes.

Traditionally, Russian okroshka was considered a peasant food and was cooked on kvass, to which turnips, potatoes, eggs, onions, and cucumbers were added. If possible - meat.

Whey okroshka without added salt and potatoes is recommended as a dietary food.

Today there are many recipes for this dish. In addition to kvass, okroshka is prepared with whey, sour milk, kefir (diluted with water), ayran, tanya, yogurt, mineral water and carbonated water, some recipes recommend adding cucumber brine to kvass.

There are options with the addition of tomatoes and tomato juice, with cheese instead of potatoes and carrots, with several types of meat and smoked meats, with mushrooms and fish.

Okroshka on whey without adding salt and potatoes is recommended as a dietary food for those who want to "lose" extra pounds: whey does not contain yeast and partially compensates for the body's need for fluid and minerals, boiled lean meat (not sausage!) And eggs provide the body protein, cucumbers perfectly clean the intestinal walls, the absence of salt excludes the accumulation of fluid in tissues and organs. Of course, you need to eat such okroshka without dressing or with low-fat sour cream.

But in other options, you can add garlic, sour cream, mayonnaise, mustard, pepper and other spices. Mandatory greens: onions, dill, parsley, sometimes sorrel or mint.

Try to combine all the vegetables, chop the herbs, and then add kvass in one portion, kefir in the other, whey or water in the third. Perhaps this is how you will determine the best recipe for okroshka for yourself and your family.

1. Okroshka with fish

Ingredients:

potatoes - 2-3 pcs., boiled cold fish - 300 g, carrots - 2 pcs., fresh cucumber - 2 pcs., boiled egg - 3 pcs., kvass - 1.5 liters, juice 0.5 lemon, dill, tarragon, parsley, green onions, black pepper and salt to taste.

Boil potatoes and carrots in a peel, cool, peel, cut into cubes. Cut the cucumbers and herbs into small pieces. Boil eggs, peel, cut into cubes. Mix everything, add kvass, juice of half a lemon, herbs, mix, let it brew in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes. Season to taste with sour cream or mayonnaise.

Traditionally, Russian okroshka was considered a peasant food.

2. Okroshka with mushrooms

Ingredients:

pickled mushrooms (can be salted) - 200 g, potatoes - 4-5 pcs., horseradish - 50 gr., sour cream - 150 gr., bread kvass - 2 l., green onions to taste.

Boil potatoes in their skins, peel, cut into small pieces. Peel the horseradish root and grate, finely chop the green onion. Rinse the mushrooms, chop finely. Mix everything, fill with half sour cream, pour in kvass. Let it brew for about 15 minutes. Only then add salt (some of it will come from the mushrooms). Add the rest of the sour cream before serving.

3. Okroshka with krill meat

Ingredients:

krill meat (boiled-frozen) - 250 g (can be replaced with boiled shrimp);

egg - 2 pcs., fresh cucumber - 3 pcs., potatoes - 2 pcs., green onions - 1 bunch, sour cream - 2 tablespoons, sugar and mustard - 1 tsp each, salt to taste.

Boil the potatoes in their skins, cool, peel, cut, as usual. Defrost the krill meat, bring the water to a boil, add a little greens, discard the meat, cook for 1 minute, catch with a slotted spoon, cool, disassemble into pieces. Hard boil eggs, peel, mix with krill and potatoes. Grind half of one yolk with sugar, mustard and a tablespoon of sour cream. Separately chop the fourth part of a bunch of green onions and grind with salt. Finely chop the remaining eggs. Mix both dressings, add to kvass, mix. Put vegetables on plates, pour prepared kvass, add sour cream.