When to add cucumbers to cucumber soup? Most people make a mistake and the soup loses its flavor

Cucumber soup is one of the most popular Polish soups. Prepared on the basis of vegetable or meat broth with the addition of vegetables and pickled cucumbers. It contains many nutrients. Do you know how to cook it? When will she add cucumbers to the soup?

Cucumber soup. Many of us make this mistake when cooking

Cucumber soup is a great idea for a winter dinner. It is nutritious, warming and has an excellent taste. The pickles give it sourness. When to add them to make it perfect? There is a simple rule that not everyone knows about. Cucumbers are added to the soup at the end of cooking. Otherwise, they will lose their unique aroma. Long cooking will deprive them of their nutritional value, and the potatoes will not soften due to the acid contained in the pickles. Add the cucumbers to the pot when the potatoes are ready to eat.

A simple recipe for cucumber soup. Everyone will do it

To prepare cucumber soup, we need:

• pickled cucumbers 6-7 pieces
• 3-4 medium sized potatoes
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 parsley (root)
• 1/2 small celery
• 2 stock cubes (or chicken/beef stock)
• 4 tablespoons of sour cream
• 2-3 bay leaves
• allspice
• dill or parsley
• salt and pepper

Peel, wash and cut the vegetables into cubes. Boil two liters of water in a pot, add the stock cube, allspice and bay leaf. Then add the chopped vegetables. Cook until soft and add grated pickled cucumbers. Optionally, we can also add cucumber juice. We cook for 10 minutes. At the end, add dill or parsley to the soup, season with pepper or salt.