Russian Borscht is a time consuming recipe but would sweep the feet underneath for food lovers. The deep ruby color of the dish is mesmerizing and nutritious.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
2 large beets, thoroughly washed
2 large potatoes, sliced into bite sized pieces
4 tablespoons of cooking oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 grated carrots
½ head of cabbage, finely chopped
1 can of kidney beans with their juice
2 bay leaves
10 cups of water
6 cups of broth
5 tablespoons of ketchup
4 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
1/4th teaspoon of freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon of chopped dill
Method:
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
2 large beets, thoroughly washed
2 large potatoes, sliced into bite sized pieces
4 tablespoons of cooking oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 grated carrots
½ head of cabbage, finely chopped
1 can of kidney beans with their juice
2 bay leaves
10 cups of water
6 cups of broth
5 tablespoons of ketchup
4 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
1/4th teaspoon of freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon of chopped dill
Method:
- In a large cooking pot, add 16 cups of water and place on medium flame.
- Add beets in the cooking pot. Cover the pot and cook for 1 hour.
- Remove the beets from the pot and set aside to cool. Keep the water in the pot.
- Add sliced potatoes in the same water and boil for 15 minutes.
- Add grated carrots and onion.
- Add 4 tablespoons of cooking oil and sauté the vegetables. It takes about 10 minutes to make them soft.
- Add ketchup and stir well the mixture at the end.
- Add ½ shredded cabbage to the pot when the potatoes are half way cooked.
- Peel and slice the beets into the pot.
- Add 6 cups of broth, lemon juice, pepper, bay leaves and can of kidney beans (along with their juice) to the pot.
- Add sautéed carrots and onions with chopped dill.
- Cook the mixture on medium flame for 10 minutes or until the cabbage is done.
- Serve in a soup bowl along with real mayo or sour cream.
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