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Sauerkraut And Red Beet Borscht Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 Wash, peel, & chop beets into bite sized pieces.
Step #2 In a large heavy skillet melt 2 tbsps butter & add beets, sugar, tomato paste.
Step #3 Brown for a min & add lemon juice.
Step #4 Saute a few mins more & cover & let the beets simmer in juices until cooked through.
Step #5 Peel & chop onion & saute in two tbsps of butter in a stock pot on low heat until glassy.
Step #6 Add sauerkraut & chicken stock & cook this until the sauerkraut is tender.
Step #7 Add red beet mixture & stir until mixed.
Step #8 If beets are still not done all the way bring soup to a low boil until cooked.
Step #9 Remove soup from stove & can add sour cream to make it a lighter rose color or wait & garnish with a dollop of sour cream after ladeling soup into bowls.
Step #10 Sprinkle top parsley over the top & serve this with slices of dark chewy bread.
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