Russian chowder with ham in a pot

Soup in Russia is not just soup: not a single dinner party could do without the first one. Prepare a hearty Russian chowder for Christmas for a festive meal.

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg of Tambov ham on the bone and with skin or 700 g of pulp of the ham and 1 pork marrow with a little meat
• 600 g cabbage
• 6-7 medium carrots
• 2 small turnips
• 2 parsley roots
• 2 medium onions
• 2 heads of garlic
• 1 tbsp. l. mixture of peppers and peas
• 1 bay leaf
• salt

Directions

1. Cut the ham from the bone, cut off the skin, put the bone and skin in a saucepan, pour 2.5 liters of water, bring to a boil, salt, reduce heat to low. Skim off the foam for 10-15 minutes.
2. Burn the onions over the fire, cut them crosswise, place them in the soup along with the chopped garlic heads, parsley root and peppercorns. Cook without a lid for 2 hours. Strain the broth.
3. Cut the cabbage into large slices, fold into one large pot or portion pots. Add the peeled and coarsely chopped carrots and turnips, and the coarsely chopped ham pulp. Pour in the broth, close the lids and place in an oven preheated to 100-120 ° C for 1 hour.