ukrainian borscht
As I write this note, my wife and I are in Kazakhstan, adopting our second child. We have fallen in love with borscht over here - so delicious in this sub-zero weather. This recipe from the Ukraine travel advisor website will allow you to enjoy your own version of this classic Eastern European dish.
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef with bone
- 1 - beet root
- 1/2 - cabbage head
- 5 - potatoes, medium
- 3 - carrots
- 2 - onions, yellow, medium
- 2 - parsley roots (optional)
- 2 - bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 - green peppers
- 5 - peppercorns, whole black
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 pound salted salo (or just salt)
How To Make ukrainian borscht
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Step 1You will need a 5-6 quart cooking pot.
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Step 2Cut the meat in pieces, place them in a pot filled with the cold water. Bring to a boil, skim off any fat on the surface. Cover and cook for about 1 hour.
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Step 3While meat is cooking, chop the beet as thin as you can, put it in a frying pan, add sunflower or vegetable oil, and fry until soft (don't make it too soft!). You can add 1 tea spoon of vinegar to save beet color.
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Step 4Chop cabbage (try to make the slices thin), peel and chop potatoes.
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Step 5Chop 3 carrots, 2 onions, 2 parsley roots, fry them until the onion starts to turn golden.
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Step 6When the meat is ready, add some salt, 2-3 bay leaves, peppercorns, potatoes.
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Step 7In 5-10 minutes add fried carrots, onions, parsley roots, and beets. Add chopped cabbage. Slow cook about 10 minutes.
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Step 8Add 2-3 table spoons of tomato paste, wait until it boils. Add a little bit sugar if it is too sour for you. Turn off the stove.
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Step 9Cut salted salo into the tiny cubes. Chop 0.5 head of garlic and the dill. Grind them together in a deep bowl with a wooden spoon. Stir into cooked borscht. Enjoy!
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