Ukrainian Borscht Recipe

Chipotle sauce

Ingredients:

  • 0.5 kg of beef with bone
  • 0.4 kg of potatoes
  • 0.4 kg of white cabbage
  • 0.3 kg of red beet
  • 150 g of tomato concentrate
  • 2 small onions
  • 2 medium carrots
  • 1 medium parsley root
  • 1 spoonful of vinegar
  • 1 spoonful of sugar
  • 1 spoonful of olive or sunflower oil
  • 10 peppercorns, 2-3 allspice, 5 bay leaves
  • 6 cloves of garlic
  • Salt to taste
  • Wheat flour
  • Butter
  • Sour cream
  • Takes 2 hours — Makes ~5-6 portions

Recipe:

  1. Cook beef with bone in water to make bouillon. Strain the bouillon and set the beef aside for serving. Let the bouillon cool (A).
  2. Peel, wash, and cook 0.4 kg of potatoes in salted water with a lid on the pot.
  3. While the potatoes are boiling, shred the white cabbage (C) and set it aside. Peel and cut red beets into matchsticks.
  4. Once boiled, cut potatoes into cubes (B) and set aside.
  5. Fry the beets in a pan with oil, vinegar, sugar, and tomato paste. Add the bouillon to cover the beets and cook until tender (D), about 20 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, cut carrots and parsley into thin strips and chop onions into cubes.
  7. Fry the carrots, parsley, and onions in butter for about 10 minutes (E).
  8. Add the cubed potatoes (B) to the bouillon and reheat. Then add the shredded cabbage (C) and cook for 15-20 minutes.
  9. Add the contents of both frying pans (D and E) to the bouillon. Stir well.
  10. Add peppercorns, allspice, and bay leaves. Prepare a roux with flour and butter, add it to the borscht, and mix.
  11. Shred parsley leaves and add to the borscht. Squeeze in 6 cloves of garlic and mix well.
  12. Turn off the heat and let the soup sit for an hour to blend the flavors.
  13. After an hour, reheat the borscht. Serve by placing the cooked beef in each plate, pouring the borscht over it, and adding a spoonful of sour cream on top. Do not mix the cream with the borscht. Sprinkle with shredded dill or parsley leaves.

I hope you find this Ukrainian borscht recipe useful. Enjoy your meal! Smacznego! 🙂

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