Russian Cabbage Borscht (No Beets)
Created by Chocolatll on May 25, 2015
- Servings: 10
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 2.5h
- Recipe #19269
Ingredients
- 3 pound beef brisket
- Beef bone (optional)
- 6 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups diced yellow onions
- 2 cans (29 ounce) tomatoes
- 3 pounds cabbage, coarsely shredded
- 1 (6 ounce) apple, peeled and diced
- 2 teaspoons salt (or to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine meat, bones and water in a deep saucepan and bring to a boil.
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Step 2: Skim any foam and fat off the top.
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Step 3: Stir in onions and tomatoes.
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Step 4: Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour.
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Step 5: Add cabbage, apple, salt and pepper.
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Step 6: Simmer for 1 hour.
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Step 7: Stir in lemon juice and sugar. Simmer for 20 minutes more.
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Step 8: Remove beef.
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Step 9: Meat can be cut up and stirred back into the soup, or served on the side.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (550.8 g)
- Calories 446.6
- Total Fat - 26.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.7 g
- Cholesterol - 133.3 mg
- Sodium - 1953.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 23.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.5 g
- Sugars - 8.3 g
- Protein - 29.6 g
- Calcium - 139.6 mg
- Iron - 5.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 98.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg