*  Exported from  MasterCook  *
 
                             CZECH CABBAGE SOUP
 
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 Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
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   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    2       lb           Beef soup bones
    1       c            Onion -- chopped
    3                    Carrots -- pared & chopped
    1                    Bay leaf
    2       lb           Beef short ribs
    1       t            Thyme (dried leaf)
      1/2   ts           Paprika
    8       c            Water
    8       c            Cabbage -- chpd (1 head)
    2       lb           Tomatoes -- (2 cans)
    2       ts           Salt
      3/4   c            Tabasco sauce
      1/4   c            Parsley -- chopped
    3       tb           Lemon juice
    3       tb           Sugar
    1       lb           Sauerkraut (1 can)
 
   Place beef bones, onion, carrots, garlic and bay leaf in roasting pan. Top
   with short ribs; sprinkle with thyme and paprika. Roast, uncovered, in 450*
   oven for 20-30 minutes or until meat is brown. Transfer meat and vegetables
   into large kettle.  Using a small amount of water, scrape browned meat bits
   from roasting pan into kettle. Add water, cabbage, tomatoes, salt and
   Tabasco.  Bring to boil.  Cover; simmer 1 1/2 hours. Skim off fat. Add
   parsley, lemon juice, sugar and sauerkraut. Cook, uncovered, for 1 hour.
   Remove bones and short ribs from kettle.  Cool slightly; remove meat from
   bones. Cut meat into cubes; return to kettle. Cook 5 minutes longer. (From
   a Texas cook now unknown)
  
 
 
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