Ukrainian Borsch With Pyrizhky (Pyrohy) (Piroshki) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

FOR THE BORSCH
4 lbs shin beef
1 large soup bone, with marrow
1 tablespoon salt
2 quarts water
1 (1 lb) can tomatoes, undrained
1 medium onion, peeled, quartered
1 stalk celery, cut up
3 parsley sprigs
10 whole black bell peppers
2 bay leaves
3 cups coarsely shredded cabbage (1 lb)
1 1/2 cups thickly sliced pared carrots (4 medium)
1 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons snipped fresh dill or 3 teaspoons dried dill
1/3 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 (1 lb) can julienne beet, undrained
sour cream
snipped fresh dill or dill weed
FOR THE PYRIZHKY
1 (10 ounce) package frozen patty shells
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
1/4 cup coarsely chopped onion
3 tablespoons sour cream
1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped cooked beef
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 dash pepper
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon water

Preparation

Day before: In 8-quart kettle, place beef, marrowbone, 1 Tablespoon salt and 2 quarts water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat; simmer, covered, 1 hour. Add tomatoes, quartered onion, celery, parsley, black peppers and bay leaves; simmer, covered, 2 hours.
Remove from heat. Lift out beef. Discard marrowbone. Strain soup in colander. (There should be 9 or 10 cups.) Return soup and beef to kettle. Add cabbage, carrot, chopped onion, 2 Tablespoons fresh dill, the vinegar, sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; bring to boiling.
Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 30 minutes, or until beef and vegetables are tender. Refrigerate overnight. Next day, skim off fat. Remove beef; cut into 1-inch cubes; coarsely chop 1 1/4 cups of the meat for the pyrizhky; return rest to soup along with beets. Makes 3 1/2 quarts.
FOR THE PYRIZHKY: Remove patty shells from package; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes to soften.
Meanwhile, in hot butter in small skillet, saute onion 2 minutes. Add 3 Tablespoons sour cream, the 1 1/4 cup chopped beef, dill, salt, pepper; mix well; reserve and cool.
Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F On lightly floured pastry cloth, roll EACH patty shell to make oblong 8 by 5 inches; cut in HALF crosswise. Spread a rounded tablespoon of filling on half of EACH piece. Fold other half over filling; crimp edges to seal; cut slits in top.
Place on cookie sheet lined with heavy brown paper or parchment paper. Brush with egg yolk beaten with 1 Tablespoon water. Bake 15 minutes, or until puffed and golden. Makes 12.
Meanwhile, heat soup gently to boiling. Serve with sour cream, dill and the warm pyrizhky.