Cooking Borscht • Ukrainian Borscht with Sauerkraut

Ingredients

• Water – 10 cups
• Dried porcini mushrooms – 1 oz
• 1 yellow onion
• Salt – 1 tablespoon
• Beetroot – 4 oz
• Sauerkraut – 9 oz
• 6 medium potatoes
• 1 medium carrot
• ½ parsley root
• 2 yellow onions
• Tomato puree – 2 tablespoons
• Clarified butter – 4 tablespoons
• Vegetable oil – 2 tablespoons
• Sugar – 1 tablespoon
• White vinegar – 2 tablespoons
• 5 peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt – to taste
• Sour cream
• Chopped parsley
• Chopped dill