Ingredients:

bone in stew meat. Beef chuck, neck, ossobuco, tail all work well. (meat on the bone makes a good stock)
2 med beets peeled.
1 med onion chopped
3 cloves garlick chopped
1 carrot shredded
1/2 head small cabbage cored and shredded
salt pepper to taste
1-2 bay leaves
oil

Directions:

Place meat and beets into a large pot. fill with 3/4 water, bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour. skim the scum. meanwhile saute onions, carrots until golden brown season with salt and pepper while they cook. then add garlick and saute for another few minutes. remove meat and remove from bones. it should fall off easily if not return to pot and cook some more. returm meat to pot in bite size pieces or shredded. run beets under cold wated and shred.
add all ingredients to pot, bring to a boil and simmer for 30-45 min. some people like the veggied to crunch some like them softer. my mom always cooked them for 45 min so the veggies are soft. remove bay leaves. Traditionally this soup is served with a dollop of sour cream. I've eaten it without it and it is stlii great.