Russian Crafts

Meat schi with sauerkraut

Ingredients

Way of cooking

2 lb (1 kg) beef brisket or pork
1 lb (0.5 kg) sauerkraut
1 carrot
1 onion
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 piece parsley

 

Printable version

This dish is easy and fast to cook and it allows to vary in proportions to get different tastes.

Boil meat broth till half done. Brown finely chopped onion and carrot in the frying pan. Add it to the broth and put the sauerkraut in. Before finishing boiling add herbs. Salt to taste. You can serve the schi with sour cream.

Comments

The schi will have "Russian oven cooking taste" if you stew sauerkraut before adding it to the broth. Fry onion and carrot slightly just to make it soft, then add sauerkraut, fry it about 5 minutes and then stew about 10-15 minutes.

You can use fresh cabbage instead of sauerkraut but do not fry it, add it directly to boiling broth together with potatoes.

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