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Cabbage Soup Base (Shchi) for the Winter

A real find — a jarred vegetable base for soup! For this winter shchi base, use jars sized to make a single pot of soup — around 3 cups (700 ml) each; the amounts below fill three such jars. To make soup, all you have to do is get your broth going, simmer some potatoes in it, and stir in the vegetables from the jar.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 8 % 1 g
Fats 25 % 3 g
Carbohydrates 67 % 8 g
60 kcal
GI: 75 / 0 / 25
  • All right, let's get started:
    • Peel the onion, cut it into small cubes, and sauté it in vegetable oil (use half the amount) until translucent.
    • Peel the carrots, grate them on the coarse side of a box grater, add them to the onion, and cook covered for 5–7 minutes.
    • Wash the tomatoes, cut a shallow X in the skin, place them in a bowl, and pour boiling water over them. Leave them for about a minute, then transfer them to cold water and slip off the skins. Dice the peeled flesh.
    • Core and seed the bell peppers, wash them, cut them into strips, add them to the pan with the tomatoes, and simmer for 5 minutes.
    • Shred the cabbage thinly and put it in a pot. Pour in the remaining vegetable oil, add the sautéed vegetable mixture, and stir in the sugar and salt. Cook the vegetables for about 5 minutes.
    • Once it comes to a boil, pour in the vinegar and cook for another 2–3 minutes. Then pack the vegetables into pre-sterilized jars, dividing the cooking juices evenly among them.
    • Seal the jars airtight, turn them upside down, wrap them in a warm blanket, and leave them to cool completely, about 24 hours.
  • Shchi base keeps best in a dark, cool spot — a cellar or basement.
  • Here's to delicious soups!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Tomatoes - 23  kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27  kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33  kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275  kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Wine vinegar (3%) - 9  kcal/100g
  • Vinegar 9% - 11  kcal/100g
  • Balsamic vinegar - 88  kcal/100g
  • Apple vinegar - 14  kcal/100g
  • Vinegar - 11  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Green cabbage - 28  kcal/100g
  • Boiled green cabbage - 21  kcal/100g

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