This is a kind of a "everything but the kitchen sink" type recipe. The amounts and ingredients are very flexible.
In a deep heavy pot put:
1 T olive oil
When oil is heated, lightly fry until cooked but not brown:
70 gm minced salami
100 gm minced bacon
Add:
1 minced onion
1 minced carrot
100 gm minced sausage or wieners
Stir and cook for a few minutes.
Add:
4 minced dill pickles
3 T tomato paste
½ t paprika
Stir and cook for a few minutes.
Add:
1½-2 liters boiling water
2 t bouillon or its equivalent,* more or less depending on what suits the amount of water you use
1 large or 2 small finely diced potatoes
After a few minutes, when potatoes are soft, add:
100 gm diced smoked chicken
Before serving, taste, and add:
1-3 T dill pickle juice (as you like)
Serve with:
Sliced lemon (to squeeze into the soup)
Diced black olives
Diced green pimento-stuffed olives
Thick (Greek-style) yogurt
Dill (I can't find that here, so I didn't use it.)
Bread (I have served both naan and hard rolls with this. I think a coarse dark bread would be great, too.)
* I really like this vegetarian bouillon.