Meat, certainly with the bones, wash and put in a bowl multivarki. Pour 3 liters of water, bring to a boil on the program "Roasting", then install the program "Soup" for 1 - 1.5 hours, depending on meat quality.

Cook the broth with dry spices, onion and slices of celeriac. I added stiff leg from asparagus. With this method, I do not bother tedious removing the foam. The broth will still be transparent.

Small young beets very carefully washed, put in a container for steaming and set the slow cooker. It will be ready by the time the broth, or even earlier.

At this time, prepare the remaining ingredients. Cut all the vegetables into to have everything at hand. With tomato before slicing to remove the skin. To get rid of excess starch potatoes cut into small slices and cover with cold water, let it set until all the broth is cooked.

Ready beets to cool under cold water and grate on a coarse grater. Meat separated from the bones, to remove bone fragments and fat, and cut into small pieces. Strain the broth through a very fine sieve and return to the bowl multivarki. All that is left on the surface of the sieve is no longer needed.

Now is the time for vegetables. Gradually add potatoes, sauerkraut, and 10 minutes later fresh cabbage, petiolate celery, tomato and bell pepper. After another 10 minutes the Bay leaf and allspice, and finally beets. Now the cap is already not closing as soon as borscht and beets to boil, taste, and if desired, add lemon or fruit vinegar or even both/ all depends on the sweetness of the beets and tomatoes. Sometimes, instead of acid, we must add 1/2 tsp of sugar.

A tip for those who want to best degrease the dish. The broth or the finished soup should be good cooling, thus formed on the surface of droplets of solidified fat, which is very easy to get rid of.

The finished dish sprinkle with chopped herbs and garlic. Sour cream I personally didn't run, for obvious reasons!

In this method of cooking the soup retains a rich color and taste, and the calories we tried to get rid of.

Bon appetit!