The aroma of borscht will be amazing, all the neighbors will feel it and envy you with white envy.) And also – real Ukrainian borscht is very tasty!
Summary
| Cook Time | 2 hours 30 mins |
| Total Time | 2 hours 30 mins |
| Course | Soup |
| Servings (Default: 6) |
Ingredients
Ingredients- Beef brisket – 800 g
- Water – 2.5 l
- White cabbage – 300 g
- Beets – 1-2 pcs.
- Potatoes – 4-5 pcs.
- Carrots – 1-2 pcs.
- Bulb onions – 1-2 pcs.
- Tomato paste – 1-2 tbsp
- Lemon juice – 2-3 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Dill – to taste
- Vegetable oil – 30 g
- Salted lard – 50 g
- Garlic – 2 cloves
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Pin Recipe Instructions
- Pour cold water over the meat in a saucepan and put on fire. Remove noise. After boiling, immediately reduce heat. Cover, cook for about 2 hours.
- Peel and wash the potatoes, cut into small cubes. When the meat is cooked, remove it. Strain the broth. Put the potatoes in the broth. Cook for about 20 minutes.
- Peel and wash onions and carrots. Dice the onion, grate the carrots on a coarse grater.
- Preheat a frying pan, pour in vegetable oil. Place the onions and carrots. Saute the onions and carrots in a frying pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Then add the tomato paste. Fry them together for 5 minutes.
- Peel, wash, and grate beets. Drizzle 2-3 tablespoon. tablespoons of lemon juice. Put the beets with vegetables and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Wash and finely chop the cabbage.
- Place vegetables in a saucepan with potatoes. When everything boils, add the cabbage. Boil the cabbage for 5-7 minutes. Cut the meat into pieces and return to the saucepan.
- Meanwhile, peel the garlic. Cut the bacon into cubes. Grind the bacon and garlic in a mortar.
- Remove borscht from heat. Season with lard and garlic. Salt to taste. Let the borscht brew for 4-6 hours. Add finely chopped dill. Real Ukrainian borscht is ready. Serve (optional) with sour cream.
Enjoy your meal!
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