Chorba

Chorba is a sour soup made of meat and kvass. The kvass is boiled separately, then added with twice its volume of water to the chorba, 5 minutes before serving. The ingredients always remain the same; only the choice of meat varies –it can be chicken meat or giblets, beef or young lamb. A chorba always contains carrots, onions, parsnip, celery, tomatoes, leeks, dill and tarragon. Optional ingredients include beans, potatoes or sometimes rice, cabbage and sweet peppers. The vegetables should be fresh young ones, and are never fried first. The preparation is as follows.