Peel the potatoes and cut into cubes.
Grate the carrots on a coarse grater.
Finely chop the onion.
Cut the beef into even, medium-sized cubes.
Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil. Fry the meat on both sides.
Add onion and carrot to the meat. Fry everything together.
Add a little more vegetable oil and put in the potatoes. Stir.
Add cabbage, stir, pour in some water and simmer under a closed lid. Salt and pepper to taste.
Add tomato paste, finely chopped pickles and spices to taste a few minutes before cooking is complete.
Serve the solyanka, garnished with chopped herbs.