Description
Borscht is a delicious, originally Ukrainian beet soup known almost all over the world. It stands out for its uniqueness and excellent taste. Enjoy this perfect recipe for traditional borscht.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 medium-sized beets (peeled)
- 9 cups beef broth (with meat)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil or butter
- 2 carrots
- 1 large onion
- ½ medium head cabbage (thinly sliced)
- 3 larger potatoes (cubed)
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ Chinese five spice
- Salt and black pepper to taste
For serving
- Bunch of fresh dill and/or parsley
- Sour cream to taste
Instructions
- First of all, prepare a good beef broth. You may still have one in the freezer. If not, and you want to make quick borscht during the week, you can use the store-bought one. But don’t tell anyone.
- Pour cold water over the beef and vegetables (onion, carrot, celery, parsley root, leek, garlic). Add the whole pepper, bay leaf and bring to a boil. Let cook for at least two and a half hours. Occasionally remove the foam from the surface. Finally, strain the broth through a sieve.
- If you have beef broth ready, heat oil or butter in a larger pan. Add the finely chopped onion and carrots and then one garlic.
- After a few minutes, add the tomato purée, the beets (cut into thinner rectangles), ground cumin, and bay leaf. Cook for a few minutes, stir and pour in the beef broth.
- Season the soup well with salt and pepper and add a little bit of Chinese five spice. Cover with a lid and let it gently simmer at a lower temperature for about 40 minutes.
- After about 40 minutes, add the diced potatoes and the shredded meat from beef broth. When the potatoes start to get softer, add the finely sliced cabbage and parsley. Stir and cook for a few more minutes.
- Check for seasoning. Serve with sour cream and fresh dill. You can also enjoy the borscht with a piece of fresh bread.
Notes
You can sautee the vegetables in a pan before adding them to a pot.
Sour cream! Do not forget to serve with sour cream!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Cuisine: Ukrainian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 servings , Amount per serving:
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 6.9g
- Sodium: 854mg
- Fat: 5,8g
- Saturated Fat: 1.9g
- Carbohydrates: 28.1g
- Fiber: 3.9g
- Protein: 7.5g
- Cholesterol: 3mg