After Maslenitsa week, as you know, Orthodox people in Russia begin Great Lent. During this time, you should not eat any meat products. Delicious lean borscht comes to the rescue, which can be prepared with many ingredients: beans, mushrooms, beets, etc. Take a larger pan, because every day the ready-made borscht is infused and only becomes tastier.
It is necessary
- fresh tomatoes;
- cabbage;
- potatoes - 3 pcs;
- beets - 1 pc;
- vegetable broth or water - 2.5 liters;
- greens and salt;
- ground black pepper;
- bay leaf - 1 pc;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- olive or sunflower oil - 7 tablespoons;
- tomato paste - 5 tablespoons;
- bell pepper - 1-2 pcs;
- parsley root - 1 pc;
- onions - 2 pcs;
- carrots - 1 pc.
Instructions
Step 1
Preparing lean delicious borscht will not work outright; first, prepare all the necessary ingredients. Chop the cabbage into thin strips, cut the bell pepper, peel the potatoes. Cut the onion into cubes.
Step 2
Grind parsley and carrots with beets separately using a coarse grater. Pour water into a saucepan and while it boils, begin to fry the vegetables.
Step 3
Let's try to cook the fried vegetables properly. Pour oil into a skillet, heat it and place onion. Set on medium heat and sauté until transparent. Then add the parsley root, carrots and simmer for 4 minutes.
Step 4
Add the tomato, bell peppers and tomatoes to the pan, mix the ingredients for the lean borscht well. Cook for 4 minutes on low heat.
Step 5
Add the beets, stir again. Pour half a glass of hot water into the pan and continue to simmer the frying on the delicious lean borscht, covering the vegetables with a lid, for 7 minutes.
Step 6
Dip the cabbage in boiling salted water. Timed 5 minutes, then add the potatoes and cook until half cooked.
Step 7
Place the peeled garlic cloves, vegetable fry, and bay leaf in a saucepan. Pepper and salt our lean delicious borscht.
Step 8
Cook the soup for another 7 minutes and remove from heat. Let it sit for 15 minutes. You've made a great soup. Now you can pour delicious lean borscht into plates and serve with tortillas or bread.
