Here’s another Russian recipe for you foodies. Here is Olga’s recipe for this very traditional Russian soup (pronounced ‘shee’)–
Ingredients
• Beef – 1 pound (or as much as you want)
• Potatoes – 3-4 medium potatoes (or as much as you want)
• Carrots – 1 or 2
• Onion – 1 small
• Sauerkraut – 1 pound (or as much as you want)
• Bay leaf
• Parsley
• Pepper
• Celery powder (spice) – a touch
• Barley (optional) – ½cup
• Oat Meal – ½ cup
• Salt
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1. Rinse meat and put in pot in COLD water
2. Skim off the foam as it rises, before boiling is reached
3. Once the water is boiling – add onion, one or two whole carrots, bay leaf, spices, barley
4. Cook for 1.5 hours, at low boil
5. Add potatoes, cut into bite-sized cubes
6. Cook for another 15 minutes (or until potatoes are almost done, don’t overcook)
7. Add oatmeal and sauerkraut
8. Cook for another 5 – 10 minutes
9. Add spices for flavoring
Notes:
Remove meat, cut it into pieces and add to soup, or keep for another dish
you can mash the potatoes once the soup is done.