Cold Lithuanian borscht, an alternative to Russian okroshka, is a very light and refreshing dish for which you can use a variety of ingredients. Let's prepare cold Lithuanian borscht.
In Lithuania, the homeland of this dish, this borscht is served with baked or boiled potatoes. Also, Lithuanians are very fond of jacket potatoes; lard and potato pancakes are an obligatory addition to this borscht.
In the summer heat, such a soup will give you strength, refresh and saturate the body with vitamins.
Cold Lithuanian borscht recipe
For cooking, you will need the following products:
- potatoes - 6 pcs.;
- fresh cucumber - 4 pcs.;
- chicken egg - 5 pcs.;
- beets - 500 g;
- greens, parsley, dill, onions - to taste;
- sour cream - 100 ml;
- kefir - 1 l;
- sparkling mineral water - 1 liter;
- salt to taste.
At the first stage, you need to cook the beets: boil them until tender, then peel them and rub them on a coarse grater. In the event that you want to use beet tops, you must also boil them in water for about 10 minutes.
In the next step, we will prepare the ingredients: boil the eggs, peel and cut into large cubes; Wash cucumbers and cut into long strips. Used herbs (dill, parsley and green onions) should be washed and dried on a paper towel, then chopped finely, add salt and rub.
At the last stage, put all the above ingredients in a deep saucepan and fill with kefir and mineral carbonated water. Send the Lithuanian borscht to the refrigerator.
Boil potatoes and serve cold Lithuanian borscht to the table.
Pickled beets for cold Lithuanian borscht
Cold Lithuanian borscht made from pickled beets is also very tasty. In order to prepare the main ingredient for this dish, namely pickled beets, you will need the following products:
- beets - 4 pcs.;
- sugar - 100 g;
- vinegar - 100 ml;
- water - 1 l;
- salt - 1, 5 tbsp. l.;
- black peppercorns - 5 pcs.
Rinse the beets, peel, and then put in a deep saucepan, cover with water and put on fire. After the contents of the pan boil, cook for about 20 more minutes, then chop the beets or grate and arrange in jars.
Now you can prepare the brine: to do this, combine sugar, salt, vinegar, peppercorns and boil this liquid. Then pour this brine over the beets. Roll up the cans with blanks and send them to a warm place.
Thus, you have prepared pickled beets, which can always be used to make cold Lithuanian borscht.
