Country Style Borscht
Servings: 8
Calories: 289kcal
Country Style Borscht recipe that tastes just like Grandma's with garden fresh vegetables.
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Ingredients
- 5 cups red beets cubed
- 1/2 medium green cabbage shredded
- 1 1/2 cups carrots sliced
- 3 cups potatoes cubed
- 1 cup onion finely diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 6 tablespoons tomato paste
- 8 cups chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1/4 cup fresh dill chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven or soup pot, heat the olive oil and butter.
- Add prepared beets, cabbage, carrots, potatoes and onions and sauté until tender. About 15 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato paste and chicken stock.
- Add the bay leaves.
- Season with salt and pepper. Taste to season as amount of salt used can vary depending on how salty the chicken broth is.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low.
- Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
- Next add the sugar, vinegar and dill.
- Simmer for additional 15 minutes.
- Serve with dollop of sour cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 699mg | Potassium: 1215mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 4534IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 3mg