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Groceries in the U.S. You can buy beets fresh or ready cooked (cooked beets) - that's quicker. For the meat, take a cut for stewing (beef chuck or stew meat).

Ingredients

  • Beef stew meat - 500 g (about 1 lb)
  • Beets - 2 medium
  • Green cabbage - 1/4 of a small head
  • Potatoes - 3
  • Carrot - 1, onion - 1
  • Tomato paste - 2 tbsp
  • Garlic - 2 cloves, bay leaf - 1
  • Salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar - to taste
  • Sour cream and dill - for serving

Method

  1. Cover the meat with 2-2.5 L of water, bring to a boil, skim off the foam and simmer over low heat for about an hour.
  2. Grate the beets and carrot and chop the onion. Sauté for 5-7 minutes, add the tomato paste and sugar, and stew for another 5 minutes.
  3. Dice the potatoes and shred the cabbage. Add the potatoes to the broth, and the cabbage 10 minutes later.
  4. Add the beet mixture and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 10-15 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
  5. Add the garlic and bay leaf, turn off the heat and let it steep for 15-20 minutes.
  6. Serve with sour cream and fresh dill.
Cook the grated vegetables with tomato paste before adding them to the broth.

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