Solyanka with potatoes and sausages

Peel the potatoes, rinse and dry. Cut it into cubes with sides of one centimeter.

Peel the onions, rinse and cut into small pieces.

We wash the carrots, peel and grate with large holes. Alternatively, you can cut the carrots into thin strips.

Pour the indicated amount of water into a saucepan, put it on the stove and bring to a boil. Add potato cubes to boiling water and cook for 15 minutes.

We wash the pickled cucumbers from the marinade. Cut into small cubes.

We release the sausages from the shell and cut into circles one centimeter thick.

Cut the smoked sausage or other smoked meat delicacy of your choice into small pieces.

To prepare frying in a frying pan, heat the vegetable oil to a hot state and put chopped onions there. Pass it until translucent and add the prepared carrots. Stir and continue to sauté everything together for two to three minutes. Then add the chopped meat ingredients, stir and cook for a few minutes until a hint of golden brown appears. Add tomato paste to the frying pan and a little broth from the pot in which the potatoes are boiled. Stir, add chopped pickled cucumbers last. We taste the frying and add additional salt and black pepper to taste. Simmer for another five to seven minutes, not forgetting to stir.

The resulting frying is immersed in portions in a saucepan where potatoes are boiled. Mix gently with a spoon. Add bay leaves. Cook for five to seven minutes and taste. Add salt and ground black pepper if necessary. After the specified time has elapsed, turn off the stove and leave the hodgepodge to infuse for 10-15 minutes.

Pour the finished hodgepodge into portioned plates, sprinkle with chopped herbs, add olives and olives to taste. Decorate with a thin lemon slice. Gently spread a spoonful of sour cream on the surface. Recommended to be served hot.