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Classic Chicken and Cabbage Shchi

A rich shchi made with chicken broth and fresh cabbage. If you like, you can add a fresh grated tomato or 1–2 tbsp of tomato paste to the soup. To make the broth more aromatic, add a stalk of celery or lovage.

Maria

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Water

1.5

Chicken

400

Cabbage

200

Potatoes

Onion

Carrot

Butter

Ground black pepper

Salt

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 30 % 3 g

Fats 40 % 4 g

Carbohydrates 30 % 3 g

58 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Step 1:

Gather the ingredients. To make fresh-cabbage shchi with chicken, you'll need: water; bone-in pieces of meat (a soup pack or your favorite individual chicken parts); potatoes, carrot, onion, and cabbage; garlic; butter; ground black pepper; and salt.
Step 2:

Peel the onion and garlic.
Step 3:

Finely shred the cabbage.
Step 4:

Peel and dice the potatoes.
Step 5:

Peel the carrot and grate it on the coarse side of a grater.
Step 6:

Rinse the chicken thoroughly.
Step 7:

Put the chicken, the whole onion, and a clove of garlic in a pot, pour in the water, and add 1 tsp of salt. I also added some parsley along with its roots. Set the pot over the heat and bring the water to a boil. Cook for about 40 minutes, until the chicken is done.
Step 8:

After 40 minutes, remove the onion and garlic clove (and the roots, if you used them). Add the cabbage, grated carrot, and potatoes to the pot. Cook for about another 15 minutes, until the vegetables are done. Shchi with chicken should be simmered over low heat so that the ingredients — especially the white cabbage — gradually give their flavor and aroma to the broth.
Step 9:

Salt and pepper the soup. Add 1 tbsp of butter. Stir everything together. Simmer for another 1–2 minutes.
Step 10:

Cover the soup and let it rest for about 15 minutes.
Step 11:

Ladle the shchi into bowls. Enjoy!

Russian shchi (in its old spelling, "shti") is a hot first-course soup based on sauerkraut or fresh cabbage. It has been made in Russia since time immemorial and has a centuries-long history. Shchi held its place steadily through different eras and never recognized social barriers — every layer of society ate it. Of course, it wasn't the same for everyone: the heartier versions were called "rich," while others were called "empty," since they were sometimes made from nothing but cabbage and onion. It was eaten by everyone, young and old — tsars, peasants, and merchants alike. This dish meant so much in Russian life that there are many sayings about it: "Shchi and kasha are our food," "Shchi is the head of everything," and "Where there's shchi, that's where you'll find Russians."