Beet Borscht Soup

Ingredients

• 4 potatoes
• Ground beef or chunks as available and preferred
• 2 onions
• 3 red beets
• 2 carrots
• Salt and pepper to taste
• A pinch of parsley for garnish
• A spoonful of sour cream or labneh
• The recipe and photo from a friend of the Shou tabkheen today site:
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Method

1. Bring water to a boil in a deep pot suitable for making soup.
2. When the water boils, add the chopped potatoes and add the meat, then simmer the potatoes and meat over low heat until tender.
3. Sauté two chopped onions in a little vegetable oil with the beetroots, grate the two carrots finely and fry them all together; after they soften, add them to the pot with the meat and onions...
4. Let the mixture simmer well for about half an hour.
5. Add salt and spices to taste; when the soup is ready, ladle it into serving bowls and garnish with chopped parsley and a spoonful of cream (sour cream) or labneh, depending on what you have.