Recipe - Hot Meat Borscht

8 lg Beets; peeled
2 Onions; chopped
2 Cloves garlic; minced
3 qt Water
2 pound Short ribs or breast flank
Beef bones
2 One half teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup Coarsely shredded cabbage
1/3 cup Lemon juice
4 tablespoon Sugar
2 Eggs; beaten

Grate half of the beets. Combine the grated beets with the whole beets,
onions, garlic, water, meat, and bones in a large saucepan. Bring to a
boil; skim off the top. Cover, and cook over medium heat for 1 One half hours.
Add the salt, pepper, and cabbage, and stir. Cook uncovered for 45 minutes.
Add the lemon juice and sugar. Cook for 15 minutes. Correct seasoning. The
soup should have both a sweet and sour taste, so add more lemon juice or
sugar if necessary. Remove the whole beets and the bones. Beat the eggs in
a bowl. Gradually add about 3 cups of the soup, beating steadily to prevent
curdling. Return this mixture to the balance of the soup, mixing steadily.
Reheat, but do not allow to boil. Serve the soup with the meat on the side
in a separate dish. When served with boiled potatoes, this constitutes a
complete meal in one dish. These recipes are from the Molly Goldberg Jewish
Cookbook. Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V97 #234 by Minelle Paloff
cen17268@centuryinter.net on Sep 02, 1997