chicken borscht

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Toni Schmidt
Kansas City, KS

This recipe was given to me my my Mother-in-Law. I had never had it before I married my Husband. This is a hearty chicken and cabbage soup that is great on a cold evening.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For chicken borscht

  • 1 lg
    chicken
  • 2
    bay leaves
  • 1 tsp
    peppercorns
  • 1/4 tsp
    whole allspice
  • 2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 md
    onion (chopped)
  • 1 tsp
    sugar
  • 1 to 2 lg
    potatoes
  • 4 c
    cabbage coarsely chopped
  • 5 c
    tomato juice
  • 1/2 c
    heavy cream

How To Make chicken borscht

  • 1
    Cook the chicken with salt and pepper, add enough water to end up with 2 quarts of broth. Separate the chicken from the broth. De-bone and remove the skin. Combine the bay leaf,sugar, peppercorns,Allspice and salt in a spice ball or put in a small piece of cheese cloth tied with a piece of kitchen string. Add the spice ball, potato and onion to the 2 quarts of chicken broth. When the potato is almost tender, add the cabbage until tender (do not over cook) Add the chicken and the tomato juice. bring to a boil add cream just before serving.
  • 2
    Makes 1 gallon
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