Cookbook:Beet and Cabbage Stew

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[edit] Ingredients

• 1 cabbage, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 large beets, cubed (or 2 cans of beets)
• 5 large carrots, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 stalks of celery, chopped
• 2 lb. meat, cubed
• 1 lb. stew bones
• 3 lemons (optional)
• 2 24 oz. cans crushed tomatoes
• ½ cup sugar (optional)

[edit] Procedure

1. If you are using fresh beets, you first need to place them in boiling water for an hour and a half to two hours. For better flavor bake at 350 °F for an hour and a half. When they are soft enough that a fork will go in easily they are done. Put them in a sink or large bowl full of cool water. Once they are cool pick up a beet and press your thumbs into the skin to start peeling them, sometimes they are not soft enough for this you just need to cook them longer. If you use canned beets they will be ready right out of the can.
2. While the beets are cooking you should start cooking the meat. Place the meat and bones into a large 12 qt. stock pot. Add the two cans of crushed tomatoes and two cans of water. Stir it up and bring to a boil.
3. While the meat and beets are cooking chop up all of the veggies, mince the garlic and squeeze the lemons.
4. After the meat has been boiling for an hour to 90 min. you should add all of the veggies except the beets which are still cooking, the lemon juice and the sugar.
5. Finish peeling and cubing the beets, when the simmering veggies are soft add the beets, stir well. Then add as much or as little lemon juice and sugar as you like, to suit your own taste. Cook for five more minutes and it’s done.