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Beef Borscht With Sour Cream Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 tsp salt .
  • 1/4 c cider vinegar .
  • 1 1/2 lbs stew meat (or 4 lbs. of shind of beef or 4 lbs. of beef shanks) .
  • 2 c shredded pared beets (or canned whole beets, NOT pickled) .
  • 1 large marrow, bone .
  • 1 celery, cut up .
  • sour cream .
  • 1 1/2 c thickly sliced pared carrots .
  • 3 parsley sprigs .
  • 1 medium onion, peeled &quartered .
  • 3 c coarsely shredded cabbage (1 lb. or about 1/2 of one cabbage) .
  • 6 whole black peppercorns .
  • 1 (16 oz) can tomatoes, undrained .
  • 1 tbsp salt .
  • 1 bay leaf .
  • 2 tsps dill weed (or 2 Tbsp. fresh) .
  • 1 c sliced onions .
  • 2 tbsps sugar

Directions
  • Step #1 First Day:.
  • Step #2 Place the marrowbone, 1 tbsps salt, & 2 qts.
  • Step #3 water in a deep 8 quart (2 gal) kettle or soup pot.
  • Step #4 Cover up, & bring to a boil; skim the surface.
  • Step #5 Reduce heat; simmer, covered one hr.
  • Step #6 Add tomatoes, quartered onion, peppercons, parsley, & bay leaf; simmer, celery, covered for 2 hrs.
  • Step #7 Remove from heat.
  • Step #8 Lift out the beef; set aside.
  • Step #9 Remove marrowbone & discard.
  • Step #10 Strain the soup; skim off fat.
  • Step #11 (You should have about 9 c of liquid.
  • Step #12 ).
  • Step #13 Return the soup & beef to the kettle.
  • Step #14 Add beets, sliced onion, dill, vinegar, cabbage, sugar, carrots, & 1 tsps salt; bring to a boil.
  • Step #15 Reduce heat; simmer covered for 30 min or until beef & veggies are tender.
  • Step #16 Remove from heat & put in the fridge over night.
  • Step #17 Day Two:.
  • Step #18 Remove the beef from the soup.
  • Step #19 Cut it into cubes & return to the soup.
  • Step #20 Heat carefully to boiling.
  • Step #21 Top each serving with a spoonfull of sour cream & garnish with snipped dill.
  • Step #22 I have no idea how many servings this actually makes since I always divided it up & froze it.
  • Step #23 I've guessed for this & if I was wrong I apologize.
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