Red Onion Borscht Recipes

UKRAINIAN RED BORSCHT SOUP

Steps:

• Crumble the sausage (if using) into a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until no longer pink. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Fill a large pot halfway with water(about 2 quarts), and bring to a boil. Add the sausage, and cover the pot. Return to a boil. Add the beets, and cook until they have lost their color. Add the carrots and potatoes, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Add the cabbage, and the can of diced tomatoes.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, and cook until tender. Stir in the tomato paste and water until well blended. Transfer to the pot. Add the raw garlic to the soup, cover and turn off the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. Taste, and season with salt, pepper and sugar.
• Ladle into serving bowls, and garnish with sour cream, if desired, and fresh parsley.

RUSSIAN CABBAGE BORSCHT

Steps:

• Place sliced potatoes and beets in a medium saucepan over high heat; cover with stock, and boil until vegetables are tender. Remove potatoes and beets with a slotted spoon, and reserve stock.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onions, caraway seeds, and salt; cook until onions become soft and translucent. Then stir in celery, carrots, and cabbage. Mix in reserved stock; cook, covered, until all vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add potatoes and beets to the skillet. Season with black pepper and dill weed. Stir in cider vinegar, honey, and tomato puree. Cover, reduce heat to medium low, and simmer at least 30 minutes. Serve topped with sour cream, extra dill weed, and chopped fresh tomatoes.

VEGETARIAN BORSCHT

Steps:

• Combine beets and vinegar in a small frying pan over low heat. Cook, while stirring, until soft, about 15 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large frying pan over low heat while beets are cooking. Add onion and stir for 2 minutes. Add carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
• In the meantime, bring water to a simmer in a large saucepan. Add cabbage and lentils. Cook for 10 minutes. Add potatoes and cook for 10 minutes more. Stir in cooked beets and onion-carrot mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Add tomato paste and simmer until all vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes more. Serve with sour cream and dill.

RED CABBAGE BORSCHT

Steps:

• Drain beets and reserve liquid. Chop beets.
• In a large, heavy saucepan, heat oil and butter. Cook onion until softened. Add garlic, cabbage and carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is slightly softened. Add chopped beets, reserved beet liquid, tomatoes, water, stock, vinegar, sugar and dried dill.
• Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes until cabbage is very soft. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot, garnish each bowl with sour cream and chopped fresh dill.

RED CABBAGE BORSCHT

Steps:

• Drain the beets, saving the liquid. Cut the beets into strips.
• In a large saucepan, melt the butter & cook the onion until softened.
• Add the garlic and cabbage; cooking & stiring until the cabbage is wilted.
• Add the beets and the reserved liquid, tomatoes, water, vinegar, stock, sugar & dillweed.
• Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the cabbage is very soft.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve & garnish with sour cream, if desired.

BEET BORSCHT

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring the beets, carrots, onion, water and salt to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add broth, cabbage and butter; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Just before serving, stir in lemon juice. If desired, top each serving with sour cream and chives or dill.

RED ONION BORSCHT

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot, add onions, beets and vinegar.
• Cook vegetables over low heat, 25-30 minutes or until soft.
• Add flour, cook and stir 1-2 minutes until flour is incorporated.
• Remove pot from heat, gradually add broth while stirring.
• Return pot to stove, increase heat to medium high and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, simmer 10 minutes, add port and season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle into soup bowls and top with sour cream and chives.