Borsch(Beet Soup) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 to 12 oz. meat
2 c. beets
2 c. fresh cabbage
1 c. vegetable roots and onion
2 Tbsp. tomato puree or 2 tomatoes
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. boiled butter
bay leaf
salt and pepper
potatoes
1 Tbsp. flour

Preparation

Prepare a meat stock.
Wash and shoestring the beets.
Add 1 cupful of hot meat stock, vinegar, tomato puree and boiled butter.
Bring to a boil, turn the heat down, cover and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours; stir every 15 to 20 minutes.
Shoestring and saute the carrots and parsley; add onion and continue to saute, then add to the beets.
Cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
Stir in the sugar.