Easy and Healthy Russian-Ukrainian Borsch. No fancy ingredients, just seasonal vegetables

Borsch is one of the most popular classic dishes of Slavic cuisine. It is a thick vegetable soup, with red beet as the main ingredient, wholesome, flavorful, healthy and perfect for the cold season.

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3 liters beef or vegetable broth
• 2 potatoes
• 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 medium-sized onion
• 1/3 leek (the light-green part)
• 1 medium-sized carrot, cut into strips
• 1-2 medium-sized red beets, cut into strips
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 small sweetheart cabbage or 1/4 white cabbage
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 medium-sized tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 bunch parsley
• 4 slices of rye bread
• salt
• black pepper
• sour cream

Instructions

1. Heat beef or vegetable broth in a large pot. Dice potatoes and put them into the pot.

2. In a pan, heat one tablespoon of vegetable oil over medium heat. Finely chop onion and leek and add them to the pan together with stripped carrot, red beet and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. Cut cabbage into strips and put it in the pot together with bay leaves.

4. Chop tomatoes and put them in the pan. Cook for 3-4 more minutes, then transfer to the pot, stirring everything together.

5. Finely chop garlic and parsley.

6. Heat one tablespoon vegetable oil over medium heat. Cut bread slices into 4 pieces lengthwise. Roll them in half of chopped garlic, keeping the other half. Transfer bread strips to the pan and sprinkle with salt. Fry for around 3 minutes each side or until crispy.

Check the recipe here: Russian-Ukrainian Borsch

bon appetit