Standard ingredients for shchi include meat, cabbage, potatoes, carrots and onions.
However, if a cook wants to update a dish and significantly improve its taste, it is worth using additional components.
There are several products that are not added to shchi in vain. Because without them, the popular soup is not as aromatic.
What ingredients are we talking about?
Flour
This component will be of great benefit if there is a risk that the dish will not be thick enough.
Two tablespoons of flour are enough. First, the product must be heated in a frying pan.
As soon as a beautiful golden hue appears, you should add a little broth.
The resulting mass must be stirred constantly. It should become a homogeneous gruel, which should be added to the cabbage soup.
As a result, the soup will be thicker, richer, more tasty and filling.
Tomato paste
A small amount of this product will give the cabbage soup a pleasant aroma.
In addition, the dish will get a more beautiful color.
Cabbage brine
If the basis of the cabbage soup is not fresh, but sauerkraut, then the brine should not be poured out.
On the contrary, it is advisable to add it to a pot of soup. Especially if the gourmet loves spicy dishes.
