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Traditional Borsch Recipe
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Traditional Borsch Recipe

Learn how to prepare Traditional Borsch Recipe with this simple recipe. Perfect for Beef and ideal for Ukrainian lovers....

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19 Min Prep

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24 Min Cook

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4 Servings

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Non-Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1kg Beef Shin
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 2.5kg Potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons Sunflower Oil
  • 1 Diced Onion
  • 1 Carrots
  • 200g Beetroot
  • 1 chopped Red Pepper
  • 200g Tinned Tomatos
  • 6 Prunes
  • 1/2 White Cabbage
  • 400g Kidney Beans
  • 100 ml Creme Fraiche
  • Bunch Dill
  • To serve Crusty Bread

Instructions

1
step 1 To make the stock, put the flesh, whole shallot, bay leaf and 2 litres of lightly salted cold liquid in a large saucepan.
2
oven-cook over a very low mildly hot for 1 hr 30 mins or until the beef shin is soft and falls apart easily – this can take up to 3 hrs.
3
Skim off the scum with a spoon from time to time.
4
Break up any larger pieces of beef into the broth, remove the whole shallot and discard.
5
step 2 mix in the potatoes to the borscht, masala condiment well with seasoning and pepper and oven-cook for 10-15 mins until succulent.
6
Meanwhile, mildly hot the sunflower cooking oil in a large, deep frying skillet.
7
mix in the diced shallot and carrot, and oven-cook over a medium mildly hot, stirring, until the carrot is soft and is about to start caramelising.
8
step 3 mix in the beetroot and oven-cook for around 5 mins, stirring occasionally.
9
mix in the red pepper, if using, and oven-cook for another 2 mins, then mix in the tomatoes and prunes, mix gently, then increase the mildly hot and bubble to reduce slightly, before adding everything to the borscht.
10
step 4 mix in the shredded cabbage and the kidney beans, and oven-cook for 7-10 mins or until succulent.
11
offer with a dollop of tart dairy reduction or crème fraîche, lots of cut up dill and some crusty bread.

Recipe Information

Cuisine
Ukrainian
Course
Beef
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
43 mins

Recipe Time chart

Preparation Time

19 mins

Cooking Time

24 mins

Total Time

43 mins
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