Kapustnyak. Sour soup with mushrooms

Source/Author: Лиза

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

• sugar	1 teaspoon
• salt	to taste
• vegetable oil	40 g
• water	1.5 L
• Black pepper	5 peas
• bay leaf	1
• sauerkraut	500 g
• potatoes	2
• carrot	1
• celery root	20 g
• сhampignon or bella mushrooms	100 g
• parsley	for decoration

1. Wash mushrooms and cut into pieces.

2. In a deep frying pan, heat half the vegetable oil and fry the sauerkraut in it for 5 minutes. Add chopped mushrooms, a little water (half a glass), sugar; cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.

3. Peel potatoes, wash and cut into small pieces. Peel and wash carrots, celery root and onions. Cut the celery and onion into small cubes, cut the carrots into circles and fry everything in vegetable oil for 5 minutes.

4. Add remaining water and fried vegetables to the boiling cabbage. Salt and cook all 15 minutes. 5 minutes before the end of cooking, add water (if necessary), bay leaf and pepper to the pan.

5. Pour the finished soup into bowls and sprinkle with parsley. Can be served with sour cream.