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00:00Creamy Dill Pickle Soup
00:01This Polish comfort food classic is about to become your new obsession,
00:06and honestly, you won't know whether to laugh or cry tears of joy when you taste it.
00:11Picture this, all the tangy, briny goodness of your favorite dill pickles
00:15transformed into a velvety, soul-warming soup that tastes like a warm hug.
00:20For the soup base, melt two tablespoons of unsalted butter and sauté,
00:24one chopped medium onion, along with one diced carrot and two diced celery stalks.
00:30Add one pound of cubed potatoes and five cups of vegetable stock,
00:34allowing the mixture to simmer until the vegetables are tender.
00:37For the pickle component, stir in half a pound of diced pickled gherkins and half a cup of pickle juice,
00:43giving the soup its signature tangy flavor.
00:46To finish, blend in one cup of sour cream and half a cup of freshly chopped dill,
00:51then season with salt and pepper to taste.
00:54Melt butter in a large pot until nutty.
00:56Add onion, carrot and celery, cooking until softened.
00:59Stir in gherkins, pickle juice, potatoes and stock.
01:03Boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes until potatoes are tender.
01:07To finish, temper the sour cream by whisking it with a ladle of hot soup,
01:12then pour it back into the pot.
01:14Add dill, season with salt and pepper and serve immediately with rye bread.
01:19Always temper sour cream to prevent curdling.
01:22Taste pickle juice before adding the full amount,
01:24as saltiness varies between brands.
01:27Cut vegetables uniformly for even cooking.
01:30Don't boil after adding sour cream.
01:32Add kielbasa for a heartier version.
01:34Use coconut cream for dairy-free.
01:36And replace potatoes with cauliflower for fewer carbs.
01:40Refrigerate up to four days.
01:42Reheat gently to prevent separation.
01:44Don't freeze as sour cream will separate.
01:46This soup proves that the best comfort foods often come from the most unexpected combinations.
01:51Sharp pickle juice meets creamy sour cream,
01:54creating a familiar yet unexpected flavor explosion.
01:58So grab those pickles from your refrigerator
01:59and turn them into liquid gold that tastes like pure comfort food magic.
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