Spicy borscht

Step 1

Peel one carrot, one onion and parsley root, then fry in a dry hot pan for 4 minutes.

Step 2

Wash pork, put in a pot with water and bring to boil. Remove foam. Add fried vegetables, salt, pepper and cook on medium heat for 1 hour.

Step 3

Peel the beets and remaining onions and carrots, then cut into strips. Wash and dice the tomatoes.

Step 4

Heat vegetable oil in a pan and fry onions, carrots and beets for 4 minutes. Squeeze lemon juice, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook for another 4 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 5

Squeeze the cabbage, chop and fry in a clean pan with remaining oil for 6 minutes. Remove meat and whole vegetables from broth. Strain broth. Add chopped and fried vegetables to broth. Add cabbage, cook for 10 minutes. Cut smoked chicken and meat into small pieces. Add to borscht.

Step 6

Wash peppers and finely chop, removing seeds. Peel and mince garlic. Mash peppers, garlic and salt into uniform paste. Add to borscht, mix and bring to boil on high heat. Remove from heat, cover and let steep for 15-20 minutes. Serve with herbs and sour cream.