Sauerkraut & Meat Soup
(Plain Shchi)

500 g (1 1/4 lb) breast beef, 250 g (1/2 lb) breast pork,
500 to 700 g (2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cups) sauerkraut,
100 g (1/2 cup sour cream, 1 carrot, 1 parsley,
2 onions, 2 potatoes, 3 bay leaves,
4 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp dill, 8 black pepper corns

Pour the beef and ham with boiling water, add an onion, potatoes and a part of roots (whole), boil for 1.5 hours until the meat is half-ready. Then add the sauerkraut and chopped onion, the rest of the roots cut in strips and continue to boil for 1 hour.