Hong Kong Borscht Soup – Sometimes Good Wife

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. beef shank, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, cut into slices
• 5 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 3 stalks celery, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 3 carrots, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup can diced tomatoes
• 5 cups chicken or beef stock
• 1/2 of a cabbage, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1-inch piece of Chinese rock sugar or 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch cubes
• 1 scallion, chopped for garnish