Russian Sweet and Sour Beef Stew Solyanka

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms
• 1 cup hot water
• 4 3/8 pounds stewing beef
• gram smoked sausages /Polish kielbasa
• 3 1/2 ounces bacon lardons smoked
• 1 cup pickles /gherkins chopped
• 8 mushrooms marinated, preferably from Eastern European store
• 15 Kalamata olives pitted
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 carrot sliced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups tomato passata or crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika smoked
• 6 baby potatoes halved
• 2 tablespoons dill each chopped, and parsley
• sour cream /creme fraiche
• lemon slices for serving optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 150 calories
• Carbohydrate : 26 grams
• Cholesterol : 10 milligrams
• Fat : 5 grams
• Fiber : 7 grams
• Protein : 6 grams
• SaturatedFat : 3 grams
• Sodium : 1070 milligrams
• Sugar : 10 grams