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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 sauté 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 sauté
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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