Kulajda Polévka

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    35 mins

  • Total Time

    55 mins

  • Servings

    4 personnes

  • Course

    Soup

  • Cuisine

    Czech

Kulajda Polévka

Kulajda is a traditional Czech thick soup, with mushrooms, potatoes, and cream, that is flavored with dill and topped with poached quail or chicken eggs.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 8 oz. mushroom cepes, boletus, chanterelles, lepiotos, etc, various fresh
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 4 cups vegetable broth (or water), boiling
  • 8 tablespoons butter
  • 5 potato diced, medium
  • 6 tablespoons sunflower oil
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 small bunch dill
  • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 4 allspice berries nové korení, whole
  • 6 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 8 quail eggs
  • salt
  • black pepper freshly ground

Instructions

For the soup

  1. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil over medium heat and sauté the mushrooms for 5 minutes, stirring very regularly.
  2. In a large pot over medium-low heat, melt the butter and add the remaining 4 tablespoons of sunflower oil.
  3. Stir in the flour until the mixture turns slightly browns.
  4. Add the broth and beat a few seconds with a whisk.
  5. Add the potatoes, mushrooms, caraway, bay leaves and allspice. Cover and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
  6. Remove the bay leaves and allspice. Add the cream.
  7. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  8. Season with salt and pepper and add the dill, sugar and 3 tablespoons of vinegar.

For the poached quail eggs

  1. Open each quail egg on the most curvy part of the egg with the tip of a knife, being careful not to pierce the yolk.
  2. Pour the eggs into a small bowl and add 3 tablespoons white vinegar.
  3. Set aside at room temperature for 5 minutes.
  4. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
  5. Create a swirl with a whisk and drop the eggs one by one into the whirlpool.
  6. Cook each egg for 1 minute and cool immediately by placing in a large volume of ice water.
  7. Serve each bowl of kulajda with 2 poached quail eggs on top.
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