Cold Beet Soup with Shrimp and Potatoes - Chlodnik, a Polish recipe from the Worldwide Gourmet

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Cold Beet Soup with Shrimp and Potatoes - Chlodnik Recipe

Recipe

Total time: more than 2 hours

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Waiting time: 1 + 2 hours
Cooking time: 25 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

- 500 g (18 oz.) Beets

- 500 g (18 oz.) uncooked Shrimp

- 2 liters (8 cups) water

- 250 ml (1 cup) Sour cream

- 4 tbsp. chopped dill

- 3 tbsp. red wine vinegar

- 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice + 1 sliced lemon

- 1 1/2 tsp. sugar

- 4 green onions

- 4 red radishes

- 3 hard-boiled eggs

- 3 potatoes

- 2 cucumbers, peeled and seeded

- Salt and pepper

Method

Clean and dice the vegetables;
grate the beet; place in a bowl with the vinegar and marinate for 1 hour;
place the beet in a saucepan and cover with 2 liters (8 cups) water; bring to a boil; reduce the heat and cook for 10 minutes;
add a pinch of salt and 1 tsp. sugar; cook for 10 minutes longer; drain the beets, reserving the cooking liquid;
peel the shrimp; place in boiling water and remove once they change color; drain and chop coarsely;
pour the cooking liquid from the beets into a bowl; whisk in the sour cream; add the beets, radish, green onion, cucumber, shrimp, lemon juice, dill and remaining spoonful of vinegar;
season with pepper, 3 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. sugar; cover and refrigerate for 2 hours;
pour into a tureen; sprinkle with dill and chopped hard-boiled egg; float a slice of lemon on top if desired.

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