Name: Hetman-Style Short Ribs Soup
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Cuisine: Ukraine
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, crushed; ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons bacon drippings, unsalted butter, or oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 cups burgundy wine or any dry wine; 1 large potato, peeled and chopped; 2 cups fresh wild or cultivated mushrooms, sliced; ½ cup finely chopped smoked ham; 1 cup stewed tomatoes; 2 cups meat stock; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 black peppercorns, crushed; 1 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons sour cream; ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley to serve; 2 pounds lean and meaty beef short ribs, cut into pieces

Preparation info

Makes
6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ukrainian Cookbook

By Annette Ogrodnik Corona

Published 2020

About

This is a rustic, homestyle dish that is perfect for a company meal instead of a more elaborate preparation. Wine is sometimes used to enhance the flavor of meat in Ukrainian cookery, and stirring a small amount of sour cream into this soup at the end of cooking will enrich the broth even more. Remember, whisking a little flour with the sour cream will help keep it from curdling when adding it to a simmering stew, soup, or sauce. Use the very best quality sour cream money can buy, preferabl