A Better Borscht (Beet) Soup Recipe - Quick-and-easy.Food.com

Ingredients

• 1 large pork hock, split
• 6 cups water (or more)
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt (to taste)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper (to taste)
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 3 celery ribs, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, chopped
• 1 cup green beans, chopped
• 1 large potato, chopped
• 4 large dark red beets, sliced as below
• 2 medium dark red beets, grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups beet leaves, chopped
• 1 cup sweet peas
• 1/2 cup fresh dill (or to taste)
• 1/2-1 teaspoon citric acid or 1 medium citric acid, rock
• sour cream or heavy cream
• chopped fresh dill