Borscht

Name: Borscht
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Ingredients: 600 g beef short rib or brisket; 2.5 l water; 600 g beetroot; 300 g white cabbage, shredded; 3 pieces potatoes, cubed; 1 pieces carrot, grated; 1 pieces onion, diced; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 3 pieces garlic cloves; 20 g dill, chopped; 200 g soured cream, to serve; 2 tbsp sunflower oil

🍳 CookingБГ

Prep30 min

Cook120 min

Total150 min

Beetroot soup built on a long-simmered broth, sharpened with vinegar so the colour stays deep red.

Ingredients

Serves:6

600 g beef short rib or brisket
2.5 l water
600 g beetroot
300 g white cabbage, shredded
3 pieces potatoes, cubed
1 pieces carrot, grated
1 pieces onion, diced
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
3 pieces garlic cloves
20 g dill, chopped
200 g soured cream, to serve
2 tbsp sunflower oil

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

538kcal · per serving

31.5g

Protein

28.5g

Carbs

32.5g

Fat

Recipe total: 3226 kcal · P 188.8g · C 171.2g · F 195.2g

Estimated from 13 of 13 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Simmer the beef in 2.5 litres of water for 1.5 hours, skimming, until tender. Shred the meat and keep the broth.
2
Grate the beetroot coarsely. Cook it separately in a pan with the tomato paste, a ladle of broth and the vinegar for 20 minutes.
3
The vinegar is not optional — without acid the betalain pigment breaks down and the soup turns muddy brown.
4
Soften the onion and carrot in oil until sweet.
5
Bring the broth to a simmer, add the potatoes and cook 10 minutes, then the cabbage for 8 minutes more.
6
Stir in the beetroot mixture and the softened vegetables and return the meat.
7
Simmer 5 minutes only, then take off the heat — prolonged boiling after the beetroot goes in also costs you the colour.
8
Add the crushed garlic and dill, rest 20 minutes and serve with soured cream.

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Questions and answers

How long does Borscht take to make?

About 150 minutes: 30 min prep and 120 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Borscht?

13 ingredients: beef short rib or brisket, water, beetroot, white cabbage, potatoes, carrot, onion, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, garlic cloves, dill, soured cream and 1 more.

How many servings does this Borscht recipe make?

6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Borscht?

About 538 kcal, with 31.5 g protein, 28.5 g carbohydrate and 32.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Borscht?

Borscht comes from Ukrainian cuisine.

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