Vegetarian cabbage soup
4 servings
30 minutes
Vegetarian shchi is a classic Russian dish rooted in ancient peasant culinary traditions. It contains no meat but offers rich flavor from fresh vegetables and aromatic spices. Tender cabbage adds a slight sourness, potatoes provide softness, and carrots and tomatoes contribute rich sweetness. Fried onions add zest, while bay leaves and black pepper deepen the aroma. Shchi is served hot with a spoonful of sour cream that softens the taste and makes it more delicate. This dish wonderfully warms on cold days and remains a symbol of simplicity and warmth in Russian cuisine. It is enjoyed both on weekdays and holidays, relishing natural ingredients and cozy flavors.
1
Bring the water to a boil, add salt, and reduce the heat.
- Salt: to taste
2
Finely chop the cabbage, cut the potatoes into strips. Add to boiling water.
- White cabbage: 1.5 kg
- Potato: 4 pieces
3
Fry finely chopped onion in vegetable oil until golden, add julienned carrots, sauté, add chopped tomatoes, and simmer with a little water.
- Onion: 2 heads
- Carrot: 2 pieces
- Tomatoes: 4 pieces
- Vegetable oil: 3 tablespoons
4
Place the stewed vegetables in the broth, add bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Before serving, garnish with sour cream.
- Bay leaf: to taste
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
- Sour cream: 100 g