1. Boil tomatoes for 5 minutes.
2. Add stock to water and bring to the boil.
3. Chop carrots, potatoes and celery and add to the water. Peel and cut beets into quarters and add to the water. Peel onion and add to the water whole. Simmer for 40 minutes.
5. Cut cabbage finely and add to the water. Peel tomatoes and add to the water. Simmer for a further 20 minutes.
6. Remove beets. Grate finely and return it to the mixture. Turn off heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
7. Serve with sour cream according to taste.
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I think I'd like this better if the empty pan with the stained bottom and the little glass dish of butter were not in it. I like the colors very much and the soft focus is a very nice touch - good job :)
Composition and perspective are fine. Nothing is overexposed. The contrast is a little weak and there appears to be a distracting lighting effect just to the left of the pan at the top. The stain on the bottom of the pan does not add much positive to the overall effect.
The lighting doesn't really bring the subject to life. The pot, too, seems to just have been forced into the shot, likely to imply that the vegetables would soon be prepared; it doesn't really seem to have a place in the picture.
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