Sour Shchi of Fresh Cabbage
Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901
Ingredients
- funt beef
- bay leaf
- onion
- head fresh cabbage
- grains allspice
- wild sour apples
- tbsp butter
- tbsp flour
- stakan sour cream
Instructions
- Cook and strain a beef broth with onion, bay and pepper; cook sour apples separately.
- Add salted, wrung shredded fresh cabbage to the broth; season with the apple kvass.
- Thicken with an onion-flour roux, boil, and optionally add sour cream.