Belarusian Borsc Borshch

Ingredients

 * 2.5 l water
 * 300 g ham bones
 * 200 g beef
 * 60 g sausages
 * 2 beetroots
 * 5 potatoes
 * 1 carrot
 * 1 onion
 * 2 tbsp tomato paste
 * 20 g pork fat
 * 1 tbsp flour
 * 2 tsp sugar
 * 2 tsp 3% vinegar
 * 4 tsp sour cream
 * 1 parsley root
 * salt

Directions

 * 1) Place chopped ham bones and beef in a saucepan of cold water and bring to a boil.
 * 2) Froth with a skimmer and allow to simmer over a slow fire.
 * 3) Half an hour before stock is done add the salt, drop in cleaned and washed carrot, onion, parsley root.
 * 4) Strain the stock.
 * 5) Pry the shredded carrot, parsley and onion in pork fat.
 * 6) Add tomato paste and keep over a slow fire for about ten minutes.
 * 7) To the boiling stock add cubed potatoes, boiled shredded beetroot, onion and roots browned slightly, flour blended with some stock and cook until it is done.
 * 8) Season the boršc with sugar and vinegar.
 * 9) Cut boiled meet and sausages into chunks and add to the boršc.