How to cook the Russian NATIONAL dish, Lenten cabbage soup.

Lenten cabbage soup.

Did you know there are about 60 types of Russian cabbage soup? We took the classic recipe, to which you can add any meat.

You will need: 400 g of cabbage, 4 potatoes, 1 onion, 2 carrots, 3 tomatoes, 2 cloves of garlic, 2.5 liters of water, 2 tbsp of vegetable oil, spices.

Preparation: Shred the onion, grate the carrot, chop the cabbage and dice the peeled tomatoes. Fry the onion and carrot, add the tomatoes and simmer for 7 minutes over low heat.

Add the cabbage to the boiling water and simmer for 7 minutes. Add potato slices, and after another 15 minutes add crushed garlic and roasted potatoes. Salt and pepper and simmer the cabbage soup under a lid for another 10 minutes.