Welcome to Mama Liu's Kitchen for easy, authentic homestyle Chinese food recipes. Borscht soup 苏泊汤 is common in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The soup is most often associated with the soup's variants made with tomato, potato, cabbage and bay leaves as the main ingredients. Here's Mama Liu's Borscht soup recipe... 6park.comIngredients - 1 lb minced beef - 2 big potatoes - 5 tomatoes - 1/4 head cabbage - 1/2 head onion - 1 tbsp cilantro - 5 peppercorns - 1 anise - 3 bay leaves - 5 slice gingers - 1 star anise - 5 peppercorns - 1 tbsp minced ginger - 1 tbsp minced garlic - 1/2 tsp salt - 1/2 tsp white pepper - 1 tbsp wine - 1 tbsp soy sauce - 1 tbsp oyster sauce - 1 tbsp cornstarch - 1 tbsp sesame oil 6park.comDirections - Clean and cut veggies into pieces - Set aside 5 sliced gingers / 1 tbsp minced ginger/ 1 tbsp minced garlic / 1tbsp minced cilantro. - Marinate minced beef with / 1 tbsp minced ginger/ 1 tbsp minced garlic/ 1/2 tsp salt / 1/2 tsp white pepper / 1 tbsp wine / 1 tbsp soy sauce / 1 tbsp oyster sauce / 1 tbsp cornstarch / 1 tbsp sesame oil...mix well. - Add 1 tbsp cooking oil in wok, add chopped 1/2 head onion, stir for about 1 minute. Add all veggies, stir for a minute, then add 1 star anise, 5 peppercorns, 5 sliced gingers, 3 bay leaves and 1/2 cup ketchup, stir for a minute. Add water or broth cover the veggies, boiling 2 minutes. Add meatballs, boil for 1 hr at lower heat...cover with lid. After 1 hr, add soup to big bowl, garnish with cilantro. Ready to serve!