Cookbook: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

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.