Simple Borscht With Beets - A Step By Step Recipe With A Photo

What could be tastier than traditional Russian borscht? Every Russian should know how to cook a simple borscht with beets. And who still does not know how, we are learning right now!

Cooking description:

Russian borscht is usually served with sour cream and black bread (for example, with Borodinsky). This is a hearty and healthy soup with meat, which can be regarded as both the first course and the second at the same time. This is a complete meal for the whole family.

Purpose: For lunch

Main ingredient: Meat / Vegetables / Beef

Dish: Soups / Borsch

Ingredients:

• Water - 4 Liters
• Beef on the bone - 1 Kilogram
• Beets - 1 Piece
• Onion - 2 Pieces
• Carrots - 2 Pieces
• Garlic - 2 Cloves
• Potatoes - 400 Grams
• Tomato - 2 Pieces
• Tomato paste - 2 Tbsp. spoons
• Red bell pepper - 1 Piece
• White cabbage - 400 Grams
• Lemon - 1 Piece (small)
• Bay leaf - 2 pieces
• Sunflower oil - 100 Milliliters
• Salt - 5 Art. spoons
• Ground black pepper - To taste

Number of Servings: 10-12

How to cook "Simple borsch with beets"

1 Place a large, 5-liter saucepan on a fire, add water, and bring to a boil. Wash the meat and put it in hot water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat, remove foam with a large spoon. Season generously with salt and pepper, add bay leaves, cover and simmer for 1 hour. 2 Prepare vegetables at this time. Wash and clean them. 3 Finely chop the onions and carrots, fry them in well-heated oil in another 5 liter saucepan (5 minutes), chop the beets and add them to the container. Also squeeze the garlic into it and fry for another 5 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly. 4 Finely chop the tomatoes and bell peppers, add them and the tomato paste to the overcooking, salt and pepper, cover and let simmer for 10 minutes. 5 At this time, peel and cut the potatoes, put them in cold water,so that it does not darken. 6 When the broth is ready, remove the meat from it and then strain it through a fine strainer into a saucepan with vegetables. Put on fire. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.