borscht

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Robin DuPree
Coldspring, TX

I told one of the ladies that posted a beet salad I would post this beet soup recipe. I did not like beets as well until I had this cuisine in culinary school. We had prepared on that particular day over 30-40 recipes from our instructor's cookbook that she had published for TVI students, and of all the foods that we tasted this was the one that impressed me the most, amongst a few others. It was true love because I would have taken home the young male student that prepared it if only I had been younger...lol.

(1 rating)
yield 2 -4

Ingredients For borscht

  • 2 lb
    beef brisket or shank
  • 3-1/2 qt
    water or beef stock
  • 4 oz
    butter
  • 8 oz
    onion, sliced thin
  • 8 oz
    leek, white part and about 1/2 of green cut julienne
  • 8 oz oz
    cabbage shredded
  • 2-2 1/2
    cans of beets/6 medium beets
  • 4 oz
    tomato puree
  • 4 oz
    vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar
  • tt
    salt and pepper
  • sour cream

How To Make borscht

  • 1
    Simmer the beef in the water or stock until tender. Remove the cooked beef from the stock and cut it into small dice.
  • 2
    Measure the broth, and if necessary, add water to bring it back up to 3 qt.
  • 3
    Return the meat to the broth.
  • 4
    Heat the butter in a heavy pot. Add onion, leeks, and the cabbage. Cook slowly in the butter for about 5 minutes.
  • 5
    Drain the beets and save the juice. Grate beets on a course grater, or chop them fine. Add the mixture of onions, leeks, cabbage, beets, beet juice, tomato puree, vinegar, and sugar to the broth. Bring to a boil and simmer until vegetables are tender.
  • 6
    Season to taste with salt, white pepper, and more vinegar, if desired. Serve each portion with a spoonful of sour cream.

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