Ukranian Borscht

• 1 lb boneless beef chuck
• 1 beef marrow bone
• 1 1/2 pounds pork spareribs
• 2 onions
• 1 carrot
• 1 parsley root
• 2 ounces celery root
• 1 tsp salt plus additional to taste.
• 3 medium beets
• 1 tbls unsalted butter
• 3 tomatoes
• 2 potatoes
• 1/3 head cabbage
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tsps tomato paste
• 1/4 lb ham diced to 1/2-inch
• 1/2 C prepared white beans
• 1/2 C prepared mushrooms
• 1 tbls finely chopped parsley
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 6 teaspoons sour cream

1. Preheat the oven to 300F.
2. Bake beets for 40 minutes, or until tender.
3. Make the stock:
4. Place beef, marrow, ribs, 1 onion, 1/2 carrot, 1/2 parsley root, and 1 ounce celery root in a 4- to 5-quart pot. Add 2 1/2 quarts of water and 1 teaspoonful of salt, bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, partially covered, for about 1 hour.
5. Remove the meat, put in a bowl, cover, and reserve.
6. Strain the stock, discard the vegetables, and skim off the fat. Add salt if necessary to taste.
7. Grate beets. Set aside.
8. Julianne remaining halves of carrots, parsley and celery roots and onion.
9. In a heavy skillet, saute vegetables in butter for 15 minutes, stirring often.
10. Halve the tomatoes and grate coarsley until only peel remains in your hand. Discard.
11. Peel the potatoes and cut each into 6 cubes. Remove the core from the cabbage and chop into 1-inch squares.
12. Bring the meat stock to a boil, add potatoes and black pepper. Simmer for ten minutes.
13. Add cabbage and cook for 10 minutes.
14. Add cooked vegetables, beets, tomatoes, tomato paste, and simmer for 5 minutes.
15. While the vegetables are cooking, cut the meat into 1-inch cubes.
16. Salt soup to taste.
17. Add ham, beans, and mushrooms to soup. Simmer for 5 minutes.
18. Add the meat, parsley, dill, and garlic to the soup. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes.
19. Remove from heat.
20. Garnish with sour cream.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/ukranian-borscht-1248458 (may not work)