Polish Dill Pickle Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 cups vegetable stock
• 1 1/2 lbs lamb steak, trimmed of fat, bones reserved, meat cut into 1-inch cubes
• 4 large dill pickles, chopped
• 2/3 cup pickle juice or 2/3 cup water
• 6 medium red potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 cup ketchup
• salt and black pepper

Recipe

• 1 place stock in a 5- to 6-quart soup pot.
• 2 add lamb, reserved bones, pickles and pickle juice.
• 3 bring to a boil, turn the heat down to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes or until lamb is barely tender when tested with a fork.
• 4 remove bones.
• 5 add potatoes and ketchup.
• 6 bring back to a boil, then turn the heat down to a simmer and cook an additional 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. adjust seasonings.
• 7 ladle into warm bowls and serve with rye brea if you wish.