Svekolnik Recipe

Svekolnik

From deedeec 15 years ago

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40 minutes to make
Serves 8

A close cousin to Borsch, but lighter summer fare. More of a side than a meal but it can be altered to be a meal. This soup is served chilled and is very refreshing on a hot summer day. I got this recipe the Washington Post. Read more h10 fri 06272008 See less

russian
hearty
chilled
beets
kvass
vegitables
cool
tangy
sweetsour
sweet
sour
stovetop
russian

Ingredients

50 oz Kvass (a fermented drink made of black or rye bread) shopping list
50 oz beef decoction (beef stock) shopping list
6 beets, cooked and cut in straws shopping list
4 carrots, cooked and cut in straws shopping list
reserve cooking liquid from beets, strained shopping list
2 green onions, diced and salted shopping list
2 celery sticks, sliced finely shopping list
4 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and cut in straws shopping list
4 eggs, soft boiled shopping list
1 cup lemon juice shopping list
1 cup sour cream shopping list
2 tsp sugar shopping list
2 Tbs wine vinegar or pickle juice shopping list
2 Tbs fresh parsley, finely chopped shopping list
2 Tbs fresh dill, finely chopped shopping list
1 Tbs black pepper, ground shopping list
salt to taste shopping list

How to make it

Wash vegetables.
Cook beets and carrots seperately. Cool. Save beet liquid.
Prep vegetables
Add chilled kvass and vegitables to beet liquid
Add sugar, lemon juice, vinegar or pickle juice, pepper, parsley and dill. You're aiming for a sweet and sour flavor. Adjust vinegar or pickle juice to achieve desired flavor. Salt as needed.
Chill
Just before serving add a dollop of sour cream and a soft boiled egg to each bowl.
Variations: for a meal rather than a side add cooked sliced sausage or diced ham. Even heartier, add diced cooked potatoes. Like it spicey? add dollop of horseradish and a spoonful of hot mustard to bring on the heat. For a creamy version add Kefir (yogurt) in place of beetroot liquid.

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ronnymarcus Jerusalem, IL
familychef Peterborough, CA
greekgirrrl Long Island, NY
deedeec Seattle, WA
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divaliscious 15 years ago
how interesting.... I am not sure if I would ever find kvass, but I would be happy to try it if it were offered to me...do you know of a substitute I could use?
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jett2whit 15 years ago
great info....I had no idea what that was! Thanks for sharing!
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deedeec 15 years ago
Outstanding! Thanks for the info. I had no idea what it was, but we have some eastern european markets nearby and I was going to try to find out. I love Borsch and cant wait to try this one. Especially since beets are showing up in our local farmers market now.
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ronnymarcus ate it and said...
Great going! For people who don't know what "Kvass" is , It is very similar to rootbeer. Rootbeer can be used instead of Kvass for most things
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Great going! For people who don't know what "Kvass" is , It is very similar to rootbeer. Rootbeer can be used instead of Kvass for most things

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