Borsch(With Beef) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. beef for soup
1 marrow bone
6 c. water
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 tsp. salt
1 bay leaf
1 can tomato paste (6 oz.)
1 bunch beets
2 c. chopped cabbage
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. sliced carrots
sour cream

Preparation

Trim all fat from beef; place beef and bone in deep pot.
Add water, bouillon cubes, salt and bay leaf.
Bring to a boil; skim. Cover and simmer 1 hour until beef is almost tender.
Remove beef, bone and bay leaf.
Cut beef into bite pieces, return to simmering stock.
Stir in tomato paste.
Add vegetables.
Bring to a full boil, cover, then simmer 1 hour longer.
Serve in large soup bowls topped with sour cream.