Cooking Borscht • Standard Borscht with Meatballs

Ingredients

• Water – 10 cups
• Brisket – 16 oz
• 1 carrot
• 1/2 parsley root
• 1/2 celery root
• 1 yellow onion
• 1/2 leek
• 4-5 peppercorns
• Salt – 1 1/2 teaspoon
• Beetroot – 28 oz
• 3 medium potatoes
• Butter – 2 tablespoons
• Flour – 2 tablespoons
• White vinegar – 1 teaspoon
• 2 bay leaves
• 3-4 whole allspice
• Salt – to taste
• Sour cream
• Meatballs
• Lean beef – 14 oz
• Bacon – 4 oz
• 1 piece of white bread
• 1 small onion or 1/2 of a large one
• 1 egg
• Butter – 1 tablespoon
• Cold water – 1 teaspoon
• 1 pinch of ground black pepper