Beets & Greens Borscht

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. red beets with greens
• 10 cups water
• 1-2 lb. beef shin or tail bones
• 10 cups vegetable broth can be substituted for vegetarian
• omit the meat
• 1-2 large white onions
• 1 lb. green cabbage chopped
• 1/2 – 1 lb. kale, spines removed
• 4 stalks celery
• 1-2 14 oz cans of tomatoes with juice
• 1 bay leaf
• 2-4 cloves of garlic
• Ground white pepper, to taste
• Coarse red pepper, to taste
• Salt, to taste
• a pinch or 2 of dill.
• Balsamic vinegar, to taste