Russian Borscht - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs. beef (preferred) OR chicken
3 qts. water
1 lg. onion, sliced
2 medium beets, finely sliced
3-4 ripe tomatoes OR 1 Size 1 can of tomatoes
1 lg. carrot, diced
1/2 c. diced celery
1 Tbsp. parsley, chopped
1 bunch Italian spinach, finely chopped
1 medium potato
Salt and pepper

Preparation

In a very large pan, slowly boil meat and onion in water for about an hour.
Add thinly sliced beets and boil 1/2 hour.
Add tomatoes, carrot, celery and parsley, and boil 1/2 hour.
Add Italian spinach and potato, and salt and pepper to taste.
Boil until potato is done and serve.