Before starting to prepare cabbage soup, the cook must make sure that all the necessary ingredients are available.
This is cabbage, meat, potatoes, carrots, onions, spices.
In addition, you will need… flour. At least, many experienced housewives cannot do without this product when making the popular soup.
Why is the flour component needed in the dish? And how to add it correctly? This is described below.
What does adding flour do?
Thanks to this ingredient, the cabbage soup will acquire sufficient thickness and nutritional value.
In addition, the dish will have a richer taste and brighter aroma.
How to add flour correctly
Never add raw flour to the shchi. This can make the soup look less than appetizing, have a poor consistency, and taste less than pleasant.
Before adding to the pan, the bulk product needs to be processed in a hot frying pan.
The flour ingredient should be heated until it turns golden.
In addition, when sautéing flour, you need to pour some broth into the pan - just a little bit.
The resulting mass will need to be added to the shchi. Then they will turn out appetizing and thick.
Usually, a couple of tablespoons of flour are enough to achieve the desired effect.
