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Borscht, Russian

Here's how you make Borscht, Russian
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 60m
  • Cook: 4h
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR SOUP STOCK
  • 1 (2 pound) beef blade roast (with bones, pot roast)
  • 5 cups beef broth
  • 1 cup cabbage, diced
  • 1 cup potatoes, diced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 75 grams sauerkraut (1/2 cup)
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • FOR SAUTE MIX
  • 1 cup beets, julienned
  • 1 cup yellow onions, diced
  • 6 ounces carrots (diced, 2 carrots)
  • 1/4 cup parsley, diced (parsley root)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • FOR PUREE MIX
  • 3 ounces sliced bacon (3 strips, frozen)
  • 4 garlic cloves, smashed
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 cup parsley, minced
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Sear beef in oil.

  • Step 2: Add rest of stock ingredients, then cook stock 4 hours simmering.

  • Step 3: Shred the beef.

  • Step 4: Add potatoes last hour of cooking time.

  • Step 5: Saute veggies in butter until just tender.

  • Step 6: Add vinegar to keep color add to stock; cook 10 minutes.

  • Step 7: In a food processor, mix up pesto of garlic bacon parsley, add last 5 minutes.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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