No. 617 — Boiled Potatoes in Pickled-Cucumber Sauce
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 617 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
Peel four pickled cucumbers and cut into long narrow pieces.
Fry one spoonful of flour in one spoonful of butter and add chopped parsley. Dilute with three glasses of mushroom stock made by boiling three or four dried mushrooms with a bunch of greens, an onion and the cucumber peels. Bring to the boil.
To taste, add a little cucumber brine and some caramelized sugar. Add cooked potatoes, the cooked mushrooms cut into strips and the cucumbers. Bring everything to the boil and serve.
To provide
4 pickled cucumbers and some brine 1½ Russian pounds of potatoes and 1 onion 3–4 dried mushrooms and a bunch of greens | 1 spoonful of flour 1 spoonful of butter Fresh greens |