Shchi of Sorrel and Spinach (Buttered)
Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901
Ingredients
- funt sorrel
- funt spinach
- root vegetables
- funt dried mushrooms
- onion
- ложка (spoon) flour
- ложка (spoon) butter
- barley groats
- stakan sour cream (smetana)
- dill
Instructions
- Cook and strain a broth from roots, dried mushrooms, dill and barley groats.
- Fry mushrooms with onion, add flour and broth, boil.
- Prepare sorrel and spinach as in No. 45; add to soup with sour cream and dill.
- Serve with hard-boiled eggs, pirozhki or fried kasha.