Rinse the meat thoroughly. Peel the onions, carrots and potatoes. Rinse the pickles if necessary.
Cut the meat, add cold water and cook. Cook the pearl barley for 30 minutes in a separate pan and then add it to the meat.
Cut the potatoes into cubes, the onion into half rings, grate the carrots on a coarse grater, chop the cucumbers.
Boil the cucumbers separately for 25 minutes. When the meat has been cooked for 1.5 hours, add potatoes to it. Fry onions and carrots. Add cucumbers and onions with carrots to the pan. Cook the soup for another 15 minutes.
Serve the soup warm. Pre-pouring into portioned plates. Garnish with finely chopped herbs. Serve sour cream in a bowl.