Butter or table fat
Flour
1 tablespoon tomato puree
1 1/2 pounds sauerkraut
8 cups meat or mushroom stock
Sour cream if desired
Brown chopped onion in fat. Stir in flour. Add tomato puree. Add sauerkraut. Cover and simmer very slowly. Add meat or mushroom stock. Simmer 2 hours or until wanted. If meat is used, serve separately, cut in small pieces. Sour cream if desired is served separately. Shchi goes well with buckwheat porridge. Serves 6.













