Kyera’s Hearty Beef Borscht

Name: Kyera’s Hearty Beef Borscht
Cuisine: Western

Features:

Cuisine:

Western

Directions

Ingredients :

2 pounds beef oxtail

2 onions

diced

2 cups diced carrots

1 head cabbage

diced

1 cup diced celery (Optional)

½ cup pearled barley

1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix

1 teaspoon dried dill weed

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 bay leaf

4 cups water

or enough to cover

1 bunch beets with greens – scrubbed

beets diced

and greens chopped

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 cup sour cream

Methods :

Place oxtail, onions, carrots, cabbage, celery, barley, onion soup mix, dill, cinnamon, bay leaf, and water in a large slow cooker. Cook on low until meat is tender, about 5 hours.

Remove meat and bones from slow cooker; cool on a plate until easily handled, about 10 minutes. Cut meat into small pieces; return meat to the soup and discard bones. Skim off any fat from soup; remove bay leaf.

Stir beets and beet greens into soup; cook on low until beets are tender, about 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper; top each bowl with about 1 tablespoon sour cream to serve.