Borsch is a summer dish in which all the juices of the earth, all the generosity of warm sunny days are embodied. All the most delicious and juicy vegetables take part in its preparation as ingredients and fill it with their taste and aroma. If you already have an appetite, we advise you not to hesitate, but to start making Kuban-style red borsch with us.
It is necessary
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- Beef
- brisket - 0.5-0.8 kg
- Large beets - 1 piece,
- Onion - 3 pieces,
- Tomatoes - 3 pieces,
- Carrots - 2 pieces,
- Potatoes - 3 pieces,
- Cabbage - ¼ head of cabbage,
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 piece,
- Fresh greens,
- Tomato paste - 1 tablespoon
- Garlic - 4 cloves
- Salt
- pepper
- Bay leaf
- Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons
Instructions
Step 1
Rinse the meat, pour 2 liters of water, put to cook. When it boils, reduce heat, lightly add salt, cover and leave to simmer for an hour. Cut the beets into strips, add to the meat, it should be cooked with it.
Step 2
Pour the oil into a hot skillet, when it is hot, fry the finely chopped onion. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater and put them in the pan when the onions are golden. Mix everything, after 3-4 minutes add bell pepper cut into thin strips.
Step 3
Let the tomatoes go to boiling water for a couple of minutes. Peel them off, cut them into small cubes and put them in the pan as well. Add tomato paste, mash with tomato juice, stirring occasionally, continue to fry. When the tomato begins to separate from the oil, turn off the pan.
Step 4
Throw potatoes cut into small pieces into the broth, add more salt to the broth, if necessary, throw in the pepper and bay leaf. Chop the cabbage and place in a bowl. When the potatoes are almost ready, put the contents of the pan into a saucepan and stir, turn up the heat, when the water boils - put the cabbage from the bowl, reduce the heat, cover and simmer the borscht for another 5 minutes over low heat.
Step 5
Then turn off the stove, throw chopped herbs and garlic into the pan and leave to stand under the lid to infuse for another 15-20 minutes. Everything, borscht is ready!
