Ingredients
- 200 g pickled cucumber, cut into slices
- 100 g carrot, cut into slices
- 100 g onion, cut into quarters
- 30 g vegetable oil
- 70 g tomato paste
- 300 g chicken hearts (see Variation)
- 30 g pearl barley, rinsed
- 1000 g liquid chicken stock
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 300 g potatoes, cut into cubes (1 cm)
- 10 black peppercorns
- 1 dried bay leaf
- fresh dill, chopped to serve
- fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped to serve
- 60 g sour cream, to serve (optional)