Borscht

Ingredients for 5 servings:

• 500 g beef, preferably breast
• 1,500 ml water
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 root(s) parsley
• 250 g white cabbage cut into strips
• 2 stalk(s) leek cut into strips
• 3 diced carrots
• ½ celery root, diced
• 1 tuber of beetroot, diced
• 3 potatoes
• 4 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 lemon(s), juice
• 1 pinch of pepper
• 1 tsp lovage
• 1 bunch of parsley
• 250 ml sour cream

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

Simmer the beef in salted water with the parsley root and bay leaf for about 1 hour. Remove and cut into large cubes. Cook the vegetables in the beef’s cooking water over low heat in a covered pot. When the vegetables are almost tender, add the beef cubes. Add all the spices and season to taste. When the soup is ready, sprinkle generously with chopped parsley. Serve with the sour cream.