Subj : Ethnic Food Month - 5 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Fri Sep 29 2023 12:10:09 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Borsch Categories: Vegetables, Potatoes, Beef, Herbs, Soups Yield: 4 Servings 1 lb (454 g) beef; bones optional 1 lb (454 g) red beets; (3 beets) 2 tb (30 mL) butter; divided 1/2 lb (227 g) shredded cabbage 4 sm Potatoes 1 lg Carrot 1 lg Onion 3 tb Tomato paste 2 cl Garlic; grated (opt) 1 ts (5 mL) vinegar Salt & pepper Parsley, dill & spring onion - to garnish PREPARING MEAT BROTH: Put beef into a large saucepan and cover with 3 l cold water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Remove the grease and froth from the broth surface with a spoon. Add one onion. Cook at low heat for 1-2 hours. SIMMERING RED BEETS: Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saucepan. Cut red beets into thin sticks and add them into the cooking pot. Add tomato paste or sliced tomatoes. Simmer at low heat for 1 hour. If there is not enough liquid, add some broth. Add vinegar. Pan-frying vegetables: Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a frying pan. Add chopped onion and carrots cut in thin sticks. Cover and saute for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Heat broth to boiling. Add chopped cabbage and potatoes cut into bars. Cook for 5 minutes. Add saute and cook another 10 minutes. Add simmered red beets. Cook another 5 minutes. Add salt, black pepper. NOTE: If you like garlic, you can add about 5 g grated garlic, it is supposed to be in borsch. I don't like it and never add it here. Borsch is served with sour cream. Olga Timokhina Source: Olga's collection RECIPE FROM: http://www.ruscuisine.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. --- Talisman v0.47-dev (Windows/x86) * Origin: Tiny's BBS II - tinysbbs.com:4323/ssh:4322 (1:229/452) .