Clear Beet Soup (Cienka Zupa Buraczana)
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INGREDIENTS:
2 cups beets, peeled and shredded 1 pound shank beef 2 soup bones
2 quarts water 1 cup diced celery salt to taste
4 peppercorns 2 chopped onions 1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon allspice 2 crushed cloves garlic 2 tablespoons honey
1 cup sour beet juice (optional) 1/2 cup sour cream



1 Simmer beets until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and put aside the liquid. (Use the beets for another dish.) Boil the meat, bones and water, then simmer for 1/2 hour. Add the vegetables and spices; simmer until the meat is done. Strain; set meat aside. Add the juices to the sour beet juice and 1 cup of the water the beets were cooked in. Heat to the boiling point. If desired, garnish with sour cream. (An excellent accompaniment to this soup is stuffed dumplings or potaotes.)

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