Shchi

Name: Shchi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 400g pork ribs or pork belly; 400g fresh cabbage, shredded; 300g sauerkraut; 2 potatoes, diced; 1 carrot, grated; 1 onion, diced; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 2L water; 2 tbsp lard or oil; sour cream and dill to serve

Thick Russian cabbage soup with pork and a tangle of sauerkraut — the national soup of Russia for 1000 years.

Total time

120 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

100 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Russian

Ingredients

400gpork ribs or pork belly

400gfresh cabbage, shredded

300gsauerkraut

2potatoes, diced

1carrot, grated

1onion, diced

2 tbsptomato paste

2Lwater

2 tbsplard or oil

sour cream and dillto serve

Instructions

Simmer pork ribs in 2L water 1 hour. Skim scum.

Fry onion and carrot in lard. Add tomato paste.

Add vegetables, sauerkraut and fresh cabbage to the broth.

Simmer 40 more minutes. Remove ribs, shred meat, return.

Season. Serve with sour cream and dill.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

129

Protein

2.9g

Fat

6.9g

Carbs

16.1g

Fiber

6.1g

Sodium

530mg

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