CLASSIC BORSCHT RECIPE (BEET SOUP)
Our family's go-to recipe for Borscht (Red Beet Soup). It's best to have all of the ingredients prepped and ready to go which makes this soon super easy and care free. Serve with a dollop of sour cream or real mayo.
Provided by Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Categories Medium
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Peel, grate and/or slice all vegetables (keeping sliced potatoes in cold water to prevent browning until ready to use then drain).
- Heat a large soup pot (5 1/2 Qt or larger) over medium/high heat and add 2 Tbsp olive oil. Add grated beets and sauté 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until beets are softened.
- Add 8 cups broth and 2 cups water. Add sliced potatoes and sliced carrots then cook for 10-15 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork.
- While potatoes are cooking, place a large skillet over medium/high heat and add 2 Tbsp oil. Add chopped onion, celery and bell pepper. Saute stirring occasionally until softened and lightly golden (7-8 minutes). Add 4 Tbsp Ketchup and stir fry 30 seconds then transfer to the soup pot to continue cooking with the potatoes.
- When potatoes and carrots reach desired softness, add 1 can of beans with their juice, 2 bay leaves, 2-3 Tbsp white vinegar, 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, 1 pressed garlic clove, and 3 Tbsp chopped dill. Simmer for an additional 2-3 minutes and add more salt and vinegar to taste.
THE BEST BORSCHT RECIPE
This rich and delicious soup is made with cabbage, beef, and many other vegetables. Beets give this borscht a beautiful color and a beautiful flavor.
Provided by lyuba
Categories Soup
Time 5h15m
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat the pot over medium-high heat. Add a little bit of canola oil.
- Cut big, hard chunks of fat off beef, if any. Add beef and bones to the pot and seat for a couple of minutes.
- Add water to the pot and bring it to simmer.
- Add bay leaves, coriander, and whole peppercorns. Lower the heat to low.
- Loosely cover with a lid (so that there is a good amount of room for steam to escape) and cook for 2-4 hours.
- About half way through of cooking meat, add whole, unpeeled beets to the pot. Cook until done, take out and set aside.
- Strain off the stock and discard bones, bay leaves, coriander, and peppercorns. Set meat and beef aside.
- Prepare your veggies: slice onions, mushrooms, and cabbage thinly. Grate carrots on a large grater, and cube potatoes. Peel garlic and set aside. Set whole cooked beets aside to cool.
- Using the same pot, set the heat to medium and add a couple of tablespoons of canola oil to the pot.
- Add onions and carrots and saute until softened. Smash garlic, mince and add to the pot. Stir well.
- Add potatoes and mushrooms. Cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add cabbage, stir and cook until cabbage softens.
- Add tomato paste, sugar, salt, and black pepper. Stir well until tomato paste is evenly mixed.
- Break apart beef and add it to the pot. Stir and start adding stock. Add enough stock to completely cover the veggies. (You can add more if you want more broth.)
- Cook over medium heat for 25-30 minutes. Stir occasionally. Taste to make sure you have enough salt and pepper. Adjust to taste.
- Stir in dill weed.
- Peel beets and grate them into the soup on a large cheese grater. Stir and your soup is ready to eat!
- Garnish with some sour cream and fresh dill weed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 286 kcal, Carbohydrate 21 g, Protein 24 g, Fat 11 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 56 mg, Sodium 163 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving
VEGETARIAN BORSCHT
A rustic and hearty Eastern European classic originating from the Ukraine with beets, potatoes, and lentils. A wholesome soup for vegetarian diets and gentle on the budget, too. Serve with sour cream and fresh dill.
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Borscht
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine beets and vinegar in a small frying pan over low heat. Cook, while stirring, until soft, about 15 minutes.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan over low heat while beets are cooking. Add onion and stir for 2 minutes. Add carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
- In the meantime, bring water to a simmer in a large saucepan. Add cabbage and lentils. Cook for 10 minutes. Add potatoes and cook for 10 minutes more. Stir in cooked beets and onion-carrot mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Add tomato paste and simmer until all vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes more. Serve with sour cream and dill.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.4 calories, Carbohydrate 43.8 g, Cholesterol 2.1 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 12.9 g, Protein 10.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 134.7 mg, Sugar 6.9 g
VEGETARIAN RED BORSCHT
A traditional vegetable soup made for centuries throughout Eastern Europe and well loved in Russia and Poland, borscht has origins in present-day Ukraine. There are white versions, made with potatoes and cabbage, and green versions, made with sorrel and spinach. Most familiar, though, is the red version, made with beets. Many recipes add simmered beef, lamb or pork, but here, the meat is skipped for a quick-cooking vegetarian red borscht.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, lunch, soups and stews, vegetables, main course
Time 1h
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Put olive oil in a heavy-bottomed soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- When oil is hot, add onion, celery and leek, stir to coat, and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring, until onion has softened and just begun to brown. Add garlic, tomato paste, paprika, caraway, bay leaf and thyme, and cook for 1 minute, stirring.
- Add potatoes, beets and carrots, 6 cups water and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, or to taste. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a brisk simmer. Simmer with lid ajar for 20 minutes, or until potatoes, beets and carrots are fork tender.
- Add kale and vinegar, and stir to distribute. Taste broth and adjust seasoning. Simmer until kale is done, about 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the horseradish cream: Put horseradish, lemon juice, salt and sugar in a small bowl. Let macerate 5 minutes, then stir in crème fraîche.
- To serve, ladle into soup bowls, and garnish with chopped dill, parsley, tarragon and chives. Pass the horseradish cream at the table.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 290, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 47 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 898 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams
RUSSIAN PALACE'S VEGETABLE BORSCHT RECIPE
From Chef Roza Gorenuk, Russian Palace Restaurant, Chicago, Illinois, for About.com This beet borscht soup recipe with carrots, cabbage, and potatoes has authentic Russian roots. This version comes from the famous Russian Palace Restaurant in Chicago. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes
Provided by luisawoods
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Peel and julienne raw beet to yield 4 cups.
- Peel and cube potatoes to yield 2-1/2 cups.
- Finely chop cabbage to yield 6 cups.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and saute until browned, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add beets and carrot. Saute, stirring constantly, for 10 minutes.
- Stir in tomato paste. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a large stock pot, bring chicken stock to a boil over high heat.
- Add potato and cook for 3 minutes.
- Add cabbage and continue boiling for 5 minutes.
- Add reserved beet-tomato paste mixture, green pepper, sugar, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Stir in garlic and dill.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 229.2, Fat 5.2, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 9.6, Sodium 707, Carbohydrate 35.6, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 14.6, Protein 11.1
TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN BORSCHT
Borscht is a soup that is very popular in many Eastern and Central European countries. It is made with beetroot, which gives it it's signature reddish-purple jewel color. Different countries have their own variations of borscht; Russian borscht is made with some type of beef or sausage. I am making mine with both; Using both meats gives the soup superb flavor. This is a true Russian classic.
Provided by Sommer Clary
Categories Stew
Time 3h10m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a heavy stockpot, heat oil over high heat. Add the stew meat and sear until nicely browned. Remove from pot and set aside; immediately add the pork sausage, and stir, breaking it up into pieces while it browns. When sausage has browned nicely, return the stew meat to the pot, as well as the tomatoes, garlic, onion and beets. Add the beef stock, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 2 hours. After 2 hours, add the carrots and potatoes. Simmer, covered, for 1 more hour, then add the cabbage, 1/2 cup of the dill, and the red wine vinegar (and taste for salt and pepper addition at this time). Cover and simmer for 15 more minutes. To serve, ladle soup into a bowl and garnish with a dollop of sour cream and fresh dill.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 442.2, Fat 26.9, SaturatedFat 9.6, Cholesterol 91.3, Sodium 1009.8, Carbohydrate 19.7, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 6.6, Protein 30.1
RUSSIAN BORSCHT SOUP
With beets, carrots, cabbage and tomatoes, this Russian borscht soup recipe is great for gardeners like myself. Not only is it delicious, but its bright crimson color is eye-catching on the table. -Ginny Bettis, Montello, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 servings (2 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine the beets, carrots, onion and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. , Add tomatoes and cabbage; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until cabbage is tender. Stir in salt, dill and pepper. Top each serving with sour cream if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 71 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 673mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
RUSSIAN BORSCHT
I immigrated to the United States from western Russia in 1998. When I made friends, I found that many people had heard of Borscht, a traditional soup made with fresh beets, but few knew how to cook it. So I prepared this recipe from my grandmother, and everyone seemed to like it.-Svetlana Chriscaden, Falconer, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 2h25m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Place the first six ingredients in a large soup kettle or Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until beef is tender. Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute beets in 1 tablespoon oil for 3 minutes. stir in vinegar; set aside. Remove beef with a slotted spoon; cool. Remove meat from the bones; discard bones. Cut meat into chunks; set aside. strain broth, discarding peppercorns and bay leaves. Skim fat. Add enough water to broth to measure 6 cups; return to kettle. Add potatoes, carrots, cabbage, parsley and beets. Bring to a boil., In a skillet, saute onion in remaining oil for 5-7 minutes or until tender. Sprinkle with flour; stir until blended. Whisk into soup. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. add tomatoes. process soup in small batches in a blender or food processor; pour into a large saucepan. Add beef; heat through. Garnish with sour cream.
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