Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, russian borsht stew. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Russian Borsht Stew is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Russian Borsht Stew is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
The Russian Borscht Soup was a huge hit as a starter so much so I was requested to send out the recipe! dianeInFv. This is a good basic recipe for Borscht soup. I like adding beef, like stew beef, when I make it, and let it simmer until it's fork tender.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook russian borsht stew using 14 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Russian Borsht Stew:
- Prepare 1 1/2 lb beef stew chunks
- Prepare 1 cup course chopped beet
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup thinly sliced potato
- Take 1 cup sliced onion
- Take 1 each chopped celery stock
- Prepare 2 tbsp butter
- Get 3 each crushed garlic cloves
- Take 1 cup thin sliced carrots
- Get 1 tsp chicken bouillon
- Get 1 cup course chopped green cabbage
- Make ready 4 oz canned chopped tomato
- Prepare 4 cup filtered water
- Take 1 salt and pepper to taste
- Take 1 tbsp sour cream per serving
Contrary to popular belief, Russians don't spell their beetroot soup borscht (that's a Yiddish spelling) and it's really not a Russian invention (the Ukrainians claim it as theirs). Nor are beets the predominant ingredient in Russian borshch. That's probably why this stew-like soup is orange from the carrots and tomato paste, not red. The Ukrainian version of this soup is also popular in Russian cuisine.
Steps to make Russian Borsht Stew:
- In large stew pot: melt butter and then add onions, garlic, and beef. Heat on med-high until outside of beef is browned.
- Remove beef from pot and chop into bite-sized chunks. Return to pot and add potatoes, beets, carrots, celery, canned tomato, and water to pot. Cover and simmer for 1 hr or until beef is tender.
- Add salt and pepper as necessary. Serve with a spoonful of sour cream.
- Vegetarian - use vegetable stock and no beef. Still suuuper tasty!
- Crock pot - brown beef and then add all ingredients to crock pot. Cook in crock pot for 4-6 hrs. For those with a day job, this recipe is awesome to just throw all ingredients in the crock pot and set on low in the morning. It will be perfect by the evening and the longer in the pot the better the flavors. Not really necessary to brown the beef but it does add another layer of flavor.
However, there are many regional variations of this dish in Russia. According to Wikipedia, the following are regional Russian variations of this soup: Moscow Borscht: Contains pieces of beef, ham and Vienna sausages; Siberian Borscht: With meatballs Borscht Soup. This cabbage soup is a staple in every Russian household, it's what I grew up eating, and it's one of the first recipes that people learn how to make. It was definitely one of the very first recipes that I learned. If you're looking for authentic Russian borscht, keep looking and pass this one by.
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