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Healthy Buckwheat Soup (Childhood Classic)
This healthy buckwheat soup is packed with tender, fall-off-the-bone meat and is as filling as it is comforting. Makes for amazing leftovers!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 134 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Russian , Ukrainian
Ingredients
- 4 qt water
- 1/2 cup buckwheat
- 1 lb bone-in beef or pork
- 1 tbsp oil for frying vegetables
- 1 large carrot chopped
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 large potatoes diced
- 1/4 cup fresh herbs parsley or dill
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tbsp salt adjust to taste
- 1 tsp ground black pepper adjust to taste
Instructions
- Place the meat into a large soup pot filled with water. Bring to a boil and then turn the heat down to medium. Add the bay leaves and let the meat cook for at least 40 minutes. Season with salt. Add the buckwheat and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
- Clean and dice the potatoes. Add them to the soup.
- Dice the onions, herbs, and carrots into small cubes.
- In a skillet preheated with oil over medium heat, sauté the carrots and onions until golden brown. Add to the soup and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the chopped herbs to the soup. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
134kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
930mg
(39%)
Potassium
255mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
1436IU
(29%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 134
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 134kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 930mg | 39% |
| Potassium | 255mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1436IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.