Borscht
From momto4 17 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 810
This is great on a cold day and can be done on the stovetop or slow cooker!
Ingredients
- 3 medium beets, peeled and shredded shopping list
- 3 carrots, peeled and shredded shopping list
- 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed shopping list
- 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil shopping list
- 1 medium onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste shopping list
- 3/4 cup water shopping list
- 1/2 medium head cabbage, shredded shopping list
- 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoon white sugar, shopping list
- 1/2 cup sour cream, for topping(or more if you like lots!) shopping list
- 2 tsp of dill (adjust to taste) shopping list
How to make it
- Fill a stewing pot halfway with beef or vegetable stock (about 2 quarts), and bring to a boil.
- Add the beets, and cook until they have lost their color
- Add the carrots and potatoes, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes
- Add the cabbage, and the can of diced tomatoes
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat
- Add the onion, and cook until tender
- Stir in the tomato paste and water until well blended.
- Transfer to the pot
- Add the minced garlic to the soup, cover and let simmer for 5 minutes
- Season with salt, pepper,sugar and dill
- Ladle into serving bowls, and garnish with sour cream
- **NB** If you use a slow cooker to make this 1. preheat the stock as this saves heating time 2. pour into slow cooker 3. add everything at once and let simmer away all day
- ENJOY!
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