Shchi

Name: Shchi
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: 600g fresh or sauerkraut cabbage; 4 potatoes, diced; 2 carrots, sliced; 1 onion, diced; 400g beef or pork, optional; 2 bay leaves; salt and pepper to season; sour cream to serve

Russia

The soup that Russians have eaten for 1,000 years. Napoleon's army was surprised to find peasants eating it even in extreme cold. 'Shchi da kasha — pishcha nasha' — cabbage soup and porridge are our food.

Russian cabbage soup — a simple, ancient soup of fresh or sauerkraut cabbage with potato, carrot and onion. The national soup of Russia for over a thousand years.

Photo: Victoria Vasilieva

Prep

15 mins

Cook

45 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

290 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

600gfresh or sauerkraut cabbage

4potatoes, diced

2carrots, sliced

1onion, diced

400gbeef or pork, optional

2bay leaves

salt and pepperto season

sour creamto serve

Method

Simmer meat in water with bay leaves 30 minutes. Add onion and carrot.

Add cabbage and potato. Simmer 20 more minutes.

Season. Serve with sour cream and bread.

Chef's Tip

Shchi improves overnight — it is traditionally made the day before and reheated.

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