Arthur Schwartz's Russian Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup

Ingredients

• 2 pounds flanken short ribs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 bermuda onion large, cut in half and sliced
• 3 pounds tomatoes ripe, 3 to 5 large, cored and cut into wedges, or one 28- or 35-ounce can Italian plum tomatoes
• 2 pounds cabbage cored and shredded, about 10 cups
• 2 quarts water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice freshly squeezed, or white wine vinegar or 1 teaspoon fine sour salt
• 3 pounds potatoes 4 to 6 large, boiled and peeled
• snip fresh dill optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 790 calories
• Carbohydrate : 58 grams
• Cholesterol : 100 milligrams
• Fat : 51 grams
• Fiber : 9 grams
• Protein : 25 grams
• SaturatedFat : 21 grams
• Sodium : 960 milligrams
• Sugar : 19 grams