Borshch: Savor the National Dish of Ukraine at Your Holiday Table - Edible Nashville

Ingredients

• Stock
• 1 pound pork (baby back ribs, preferably)
• 1 onion, peeled but kept whole
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 ½ quarts cold water
• Soup
• 4 ounces beets, peeled and cut into matchsticks
• 8 ounces potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 carrot, peeled and roughly grated
• 1 bell pepper cored, seeded and chopped
• Sunflower oil for frying
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• ½ small white or green cabbage, shredded
• 1 bunch dill
• 1 bunch parsley
• ½ bunch scallions
• 2 boiled eggs
• To Serve
• 6 tablespoons sour cream, for serving
• ½ bunch dill, chopped