BEETROOT SOUP (Barszcz)

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  liters  beef stock or 2  liters  vegetable stock
• 1  onion, peeled and chopped
• 1  bouquet garni
• 1  can mushroom (or fresh)
• 3  medium  uncooked beetroots, peeled and sliced thickly
• 300  ml  kwas
• 1  teaspoon sugar

Directions

1. Heat beef stock in a large pan.
2. Add the onion, bouquet garni, mushrooms and beetroot.
3. Boil for an hour.
4. Strain the soup and stir in the kwas into the clear soup.
5. Add sugar to taste and reheat, if necessary without boiling.