Ingredients for - Kyera's Hearty Beef Borscht

1. Beef oxtail 2 pounds
2. Onions, diced 2
3. Diced carrots 2 cups
4. Cabbage, diced 1 head
5. Diced celery (Optional) 1 cup
6. Pearled barley ½ cup
7. Dry onion soup mix 1 (1 ounce) package
8. Dried dill weed 1 teaspoon
9. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon
10. Bay leaf 1
11. Water, or enough to cover 4 cups
12. Beets with greens - scrubbed, beets diced, and greens chopped 1 bunch
13. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 bunch
14. Sour cream 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Kyera's Hearty Beef Borscht

1 . Stage

Place oxtail, onions, carrots, cabbage, celery, barley, onion soup mix, dill, cinnamon, bay leaf, and water in a large slow cooker. Cook on low until meat is tender, about 5 hours.

2 . Stage

Remove meat and bones from slow cooker; cool on a plate until easily handled, about 10 minutes. Cut meat into small pieces; return meat to the soup and discard bones. Skim off any fat from soup; remove bay leaf.

3 . Stage

Stir beets and beet greens into soup; cook on low until beets are tender, about 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper; top each bowl with about 1 tablespoon sour cream to serve.