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Ukrainian Borscht

Traditional beetroot soup
Prep Time1 hour
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Keyword: Borscht
Servings: 4 People

Ingredients

  • 2 medium beets peeled and diced
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 large potato cubed
  • 1 celery stalk diced
  • 1/4 head white cabbage thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot peeled and diced
  • 1/2 can white beans
  • 3 tbsp tomato passata
  • 0.5 l vegetable stock
  • Salt, sugar, bay leaf and ground black pepper to taste
  • dill and sour cream for serving

Instructions

  • 1.     Fill a large pot with beetroot kwas together with diced beetroot. Add the rest of the diced beets and boil covered for about 45 minutes or until soft. Then remove beets from the water and set aside.
    2.     Add the rest of the vegetables and cook for about 8 minutes. 
    3.     Add some cooking oil and tomato passata and cook for another 4 minutes. 
    4.      Add beans, sugar and the bayleaf to the pot and fill it with vegetable broth. Finally add cooked beets and cook another 2-3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
    Serve hot with a spoon af sour cream and chopped dill.