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By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern

One of my favorite foods of all time are pickles. I love them on my sandwiches and burgers, just plain out of the jar, and sometimes even on salads. Well, a friend of our family found out how much I liked pickles and gave us a recipe for Zupa Ogor Kowa, which is Polish Pickle Soup. Sounds very weird doesn’t it? I put pickles on everything, but in a soup just sounded plain wrong. Well, my mom made it one night and surprisingly, its really stinkin’ good!

Ingredients:

• 1 White onion finely chopped
• 1 Carrot finely chopped
• 4 Cloves of garlic grated
• 1 Large potato peeled and cubed
• 4 Cups of chicken broth
• 5 Whole pickles coarsely grated
• 2 Tbs. Pickle juice
• 1 ½ Tbs. Fresh dill chopped
• 2 Tbs. Cream
• 1/3 C. Fresh parsley chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Butter and olive oil for sautéing

Directions:

• Heat butter and oil in a saucepan
• Sauté onions and carrots for about 4 minutes
• Add garlic and potatoes and sauté for about another 2 minutes
• Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil
• Cook until potatoes are soft
• Add the grated pickles, dill, and pickle juice and simmer for 5 minutes
• Add cream, parsley, salt, and pepper

This soup is creamy, salty, and slightly sour and is a great side dish to other meals. Its great served with crusty bread as well!

For more delicious recipes, check out the Fill Your Plate blog!