Authentic Polish Pickle Soup (Zupa Orgorkowa)

Authentic Polish pickle soup (zupa orgórkowa) is a traditional chicken and vegetable soup. It gets it's zing from thinly sliced pickles and sour cream.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 206 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 pinch dried marjoram
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 pinch ground thyme
• 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 2 chicken leg quarters, skin removed
• 5 cups water, or as needed to cover
• 4 small dill pickles, thinly sliced
• 0.25 cup sour cream
• 0.5 small head green cabbage, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place chicken leg quarters in a large pot; cover with water. Add cabbage, carrots, celery, onion, parsley, bay leaves, garlic, thyme, marjoram, salt, and black pepper.

Step 2

Cover pot; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook about 1 hour; transfer 1 cup soup broth to a saucepan. Add pickles to broth in saucepan; simmer over medium-low heat for about 15 minutes. Pour pickle broth into soup in pot.

Step 3

Combine sour cream and flour in a bowl; stir into soup. Bring to a boil until thickened, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.