Sour Cucumber Soup

Description
Serves 4.

Ingredients

 * 1 litre chicken stock
 * 2 medium sized potatoes
 * 2 medium sized cucumbers, pickled in brine
 * 25 g butter
 * 150 ml sour cream
 * 1 tsp plain flour
 * salt and pepper to taste

Directions

 * 1) Heat the stock.
 * 2) Peel and dice potatoes and boil them in the stock until soft.
 * 3) Peel the cucumbers and grate them coarsely.
 * 4) Melt the butter and soften the grated cucumber.
 * 5) Add to the stock and potatoes.
 * 6) Taste and add a little brine if necessary - the soup should have a pleasantly sour taste.
 * 7) Mix the sour cream with the flour and stir into the soup.
 * 8) Season with salt and pepper.
 * 9) Serve immediately without bringing back to the boil.