Polish tomato rice soup is a delicious soup.The results are worth it even though it can be a little time consuming.If you don't have time to prepare the stock from scratch, you can use store-bought stock.
Step 1: Chicken breasts should be boiled in 6 cups of cold water.
Chicken breasts should be placed in a large pot and covered with 6 cups of cold water.The water should be boiled over high heat.There is foam at the top of the water.To remove this, use a spoon.You can leave out the chicken if you are vegetarian.
Step 2: The water should be reduced to a minimum.
You can start preparing vegetables while the chicken is cooking.Don't cut the vegetables, wash them and peel them.
Step 3: The vegetables and spices should be added.
You will need 1 pound of soup vegetables.There are many great choices for tomato soup.It's possible to have a combination.Don't cut the vegetables, but wash and peel them.They should be added to the pot with carrots and spices.Don't add salt and pepper just yet.
Step 4: Allow the soup to cook for 30 minutes.
The tomatoes can be prepared while the soup cooks.If you plan on using fresh rice in this recipe, it would be a good idea to cook it in a separate pot, because it will take about 20 minutes.You can use the leftover rice from the previous meal.You should keep it in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
Step 5: Tomatoes can be heated in a small saucepan.
Cut the tomatoes into cubes if you haven't already.Add the butter and tomatoes to the small saucepan.They should be cooked until they turn thick.Adding tomato paste will give it a more intense flavor.
Step 6: The chicken and vegetables need to be removed.
You can save them for another recipe.You can either pour the soup through a strainer into another pot or pull the vegetables and chicken out with a pair of tongs.
Step 7: The tomato mixture should be put in the pot.
When it is dissolved, stir it in well with a whisk.The tomato mixture can be poured into the pot through a mesh sieve.Use a wooden spoon to get all the liquid out of the mixture.If you want to make another recipe, you can either discard the pulp or save it.
Step 8: The soup should be mixed with the sour cream.
The sour cream should be put into a small saucepan or bowl.When the sour cream turns liquid-y, whisk in a few spoonfuls of soup.Adding hot soup to the sour cream causes the cream to heat up and prevent it from coagulating.Depending on your tastes, you can use more or less sour cream.The soup is richer and creamy because of sour cream.You can leave out sour cream if you don't like creamy soups or are allergic to dairy.
Step 9: The soup should be put back into the sour cream mixture.
The sour cream should be poured slowly.It maycoagulate if you pour it in too fast, even though you warmed it up early.When Stir everything with a whisk, no streaks remain.
Step 10: Add some salt and pepper to the soup.
Give the soup a try.Add some salt if it isn't salty for you.If it doesn't have any pepper, add it.Add sugar if the soup is too sour.
Step 11: You can serve the soup over rice.
Place cooked rice into your serving bowls.The soup should be poured over the rice.If you want, add some parsley to the soup.If you don't have any rice, a sprinkle of dill would do the trick.
Step 12: The stock should be put into a pot.
6 cups of water and 3 to 6 chicken or vegetable bouillon cubes are all you need to make your own chicken stock.Bring the water to a boil over high heat.The cubes will be dissolved by the water.The brand you are using affects how many cubes you use.To make sure, look at the label.It can be as little as 1 cube per 1 cup of water.It can be as little as 1 cube per 2 cups of water.
Step 13: Put the tomato paste in a container.
canned tomato juice or sauce can be used if you don't have tomato paste.If you have equal amounts of stock and tomato juice in your pot, you should reduce the stock in it.
Step 14: For 5 minutes, cook the soup over low to medium heat.
You just need to heat it up because everything that you put into the soup is already cooked.You can get out your rice while the soup is cooking.
Step 15: Add some sour cream to it.
If you want to prevent the sour cream from coagulating, mix some of the soup into it first.Remove the streaks from the soup with a whisk.If you don't have any sour cream, you can use 1 cup of milk into a small amount of flour.
Step 16: Put salt and pepper in the soup.
Add some salt or pepper to the soup to make it taste better.If you used chicken or vegetable bouillon, this isn't necessary.Add sugar if the soup is too sour.
Step 17: You can serve the soup over rice.
Put 1 cup of rice into each serving bowl.The soup should be poured over the rice.If you want, add some parsley or dill to the soup.