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Title: Borscht
Categories: None
Yield: 1 Servings

2 lb Brisket
2 lb Veal shanks
1 Cabbage; shredded
3 lg Onions
2 lb Beets; peeled and julienned(
-thin strips)
4 Cloves garlic; minced
4 Leeks; thinly sliced
4 Carrots; julienned
3 Tomatoes; peeles,seeded and
-chopped
1 Clove
Salt and pepper to taste
12 c Water
2 Additinal cloves garlic

1. Place beef, shanks and water in a stoickpot and bring to a boil.

2. turn down heat, remove scum from surface. Simmer 3 hours.

3.In a separate pan heat oil , add onions and cook until they start to
change color. Stir in leek and garlic and cook 3 minutes.

4. Add tomatoes and carrots and cook 15 minutes, over low heat.

5. Strain broth and add vegetables , beet and seasonings. Simmer half
covered 2 1/2 hours.

6. Let cool and chill overnight.

7. Remove fat from surface.

8. Heat soup and simmer again 45 minutes.

9. Add rest of minced garlic. Bring to boil 1 minute. Serve topped with
sour cream (optional)

Serv with piroshki

Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Leon & Miriam
Posvolsky on Sep 18, 1997