Potato and Cabbage Soup

Potato and cabbage soup (Albanian: supë borsh me patate e lakër) is an Albanian soup.

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, grated
  • 3 tablespoons oil or margarine
  • 2 carrots, finely chopped
  • 3 celery stalks, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
  • 5 cups meat stock
  • 1 pound cabbage, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 1 pound potatoes, diced
  • 2 beet roots, diced
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 4 tablespoons cream
Potato and Cabbage Soup

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Procedure

  1. Sauté onion lightly in oil.
  2. Add carrots and celery and continue to sauté.
  3. Add flour and continue to sauté.
  4. Add tomato sauce and a few tablespoons of stock slowly, stirring continuously. Cook over low heat until the sauce is ready.
  5. Boil the remaining stock and add cabbage.
  6. Add vinegar and cook for 15 minutes, then add potatoes and beet roots and cook for another 5 minutes.
  7. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot, covered with a tablespoon of cream for each dish.

References

This article contains information from Frosina.org and it is used with permission.