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      Title: Lyvzha (Beef Stew)
 Categories: Russian, Stew
      Yield: 1 Batch

    1/2 lb Beef (700 g); use low-fat
           - less the bone for clearer
           - broth
      5    Potatoes
      3    Onions
      3 cl Garlic
      2    Carrots
           Oil or butter; to fry the
           - onion
      2    Fresh flat-leaf parsley or
           - dill sprigs; up to 3,
           - combination even better
           Salt and peppercorns;
           - to taste
           Thyme; of course

  This recipe is wonderfully simple, but it has a tiny little secret.
  Scientists call it thymus serpyllum, or creeping thyme, which grows
  throughout the Caucasus Mountains. It is deeply prized by locals not
  only for its piquant scent and flavor. Containing selenium and
  molybdenum, thyme has a positive effect on masculine virility,
  contributing to the production of testosterone. Perhaps that's why in
  Ossetia we put thyme into various meat and poultry dishes, and even
  in tea.

  Cut the beef into man-size cubes, put into cold water and bring to a
  boil. Skim off the foam. When it boils, lower the flame. Keep
  skimming off the foam for clear broth.

  You have about an hour to prepare the vegetables. Peel the onions,
  chop them, add a good splash of oil to the pan and gently saut‚ the
  onions.

  I like the dish to be more colorful, so I cut the carrots into quite
  large pieces, but you can grate them if you wish.

  Man-size, remember? Make 4 pieces out of one potato. Five times four
  I've got 20 pieces.

  In about 1 hour the meat is almost ready; time to add the saut‚
  onions, carrots, potatoes, and peppercorns. Boil them together for 10
  minutes, and then add salt, crushed garlic, chopped dill, chopped
  parsley, and thyme.

  Another 15 to 20 minutes of patience and here it is--your newly
  favorite lyvzha soup! Serve hot with mounds of sour cream.

  Recipe by Zalina Plekhanova

  Recipe FROM: <https://www.rbth.com/russian-kitchen/
  330410-how-to-increase-mans-virility-ossetian-soup-lyvzha>

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