Meat gravy (from babcia C)

2 lb beef, 2 lb pork - cut them up into cubes & then brown them in butter
1 chopped onion - saute the onion in butter until tender
2 ts. salt
pepper
water
beef bullion - optional

Put in your crock pot all of the ingredients - low for 10 hrs.
Dissolve some flour with water & add to the pot, cook additional 15 min.

Great with "kopytka" or "kluski na parze"

Beet soup (Barszcz czerwony)

Ingredients:
1 stick butter
5 beets
1 onion
Salt & pepper to taste
2 tbsp. vinegar
1/2 cup sour cream (optional)

1. Bring 1 1/2 quart water to boil.
2. Add butter.
3. Add peeled and grated onion and beets.
4. Cook approximately 1/2 hour until beets are cooked.
5. In a soup bowl dissolve 1/2 cup sour cream with some liquid from your soup then add it to the cooking pot. Continue to heat soup thoroughly but do not boil. Enjoy!

beet soup with meat

Ingredients:
1 -2 lb pork (country style ribs)
1 ts salt
1 onion
3 beets (peeled & cubed) or 2 cans of beets
5 tbs. vinegar
2 ts. sugar
3 tbs. sour cream

1. Put your meat & salt into a large pot and cover with water.
2. Bring to a boil, skim off any foamy crud that may float to the surface then immediately reduce heat to bring it to a simmer.
3. Add beets and simmer on medium-low 40 min.
4. Stir in vinegar and sugar.
5. In a soup bowl dissolve sour cream with some liquid from your soup then add it to the cooking pot. Continue to heat soup thoroughly but do not boil. Enjoy!

cabbage soup (sauerkraut soup)

Ingredients:
1 -2 lb pork (country style ribs)
1 ts salt
1 cut up onion
2 bay leaves
1-2 cubed potatoes
5 peppercorns
can of 14.4oz. sauerkraut
beef bullion (optional)

1. Put your meat & salt into a large pot and cover with water.
2. Bring to a boil, skim off any foamy crud that may float to the surface then immediately reduce heat to bring it to a simmer.
3. Add: onion, potatoes, bay leaves, and peppercorns, then simmer on medium-low 40 min. (potatoes should be soft).
4. Add sauerkraut (first: drain and wash the sauerkraut to reduce the sharp acid flavor - don't over wash), and simmer additional 15 min. stirring occasionally. Add bullion during final 5 min of cooking.
5 Remove bay leaves and peppercorns before serving.

cabbage soup

Ingredients:
Water
1-2 lbs. beef with a bone
1 ts. salt
1 chopped onion
2 chopped carrots

2 sliced celery stalks (optional)

4 cups chopped green cabbage
1 Beef bullion (optional)
1/2 ts. Accent

1. In a large pot put your meat, salt, and cover with water.
2. Bring to a boil for 1 minute; discard the scum from the top.
3. Add: onion, then simmer on medium-low 30 min.
4. Add: carrots, celery, and cabbage - simmer additional 30 min. (vegetables should be tender) stirring occasionally.
5. Stir in Accent.

Split pea (without ham) soup

Ingredients:
water
1 -2 lb pork (I use country style ribs)
1 -2 ts. salt
1 lb. dry split peas
1 cut up onion
2 cut up carrots
2 cut up potatoes
beef bullion (optional)
2 slices of cut up bacon -Fry bacon until crisp

1. In a large pot put your meat, salt, and cover with water.
2. Bring to a boil for 1 minute; discard the scum from the top.
3. Add: peas and onion, then reduce heat and simmer, covered for 1 hr. (You may need to add more water if soup becomes too thick)
4. Add carrots and potatoes. Cook additional 30 min. covered. Vegetables will be soft & peas will dissolve completely.
5. Add bacon, stir. Enjoy!

Split pea with ham soup

Ingredients:
water
1 ham bone
1 lb. dry split peas
1 cut up onion
2 cut up carrots
2 cut up potatoes
2 cut up celery stalks (optional - I love my vegetables, so I add them whenever I can)
salt, pepper (optional - I would add this at the very end if needed)

1. Remove all the usable ham meat from the cooked ham bone to save for making sandwiches later or for adding to the soup.
2. In a large pot put ham bone, cut up onion, washed split peas, celery and cover with water.
3. Bring to a boil for 1 minute; reduce heat and simmer, covered for 1.5 hours. (You may need to add more water later if soup becomes too thick)
4. Add carrots and potatoes. Cook additional 30 min. covered. Vegetables will be soft & peas will dissolve completely. Enjoy!
5. If you have any leftover ham, add at this time.