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Mom’s Borscht Soup
[Мамин борщ-суп]

Mom's Borscht Soup is a hearty, vibrant Eastern European soup traditionally made with beetroots, which gives it a deep red color.

Mom's Borscht Soup [Мамин борщ-суп]

By Denis Elas The Chef
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Mom's Borscht Soup
Mom's Borscht Soup is a hearty, vibrant Eastern European soup traditionally made with beetroots, which gives it a deep red color.
Recipe dedicated to:My mom Svetlana Guzeeva
5 from 7 votes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Moldovan
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 55 minutes
Total: 1 hour 10 minutes

Equipments

Wooden Cutting Board
Wooden cutting board
Mixing bowl
Le Creuset Round Dutch Oven
Cooking pot (large)
Wooden spoon
Cooking Scale
Digital scale
Measuring Tools
Measuring tools
High-quality cooking knives

Ingredients

Vegetables

  • 1 Sweet Onion cut in <1cm cubes
  • 2 beet (large) cut in <1cm cubes
  • 2 Celery cut in <1cm cubes
  • 1 carrot (large) cut in <1cm cubes
  • 1 crushed red pepper cut in <1cm cubes
  • 1 Zucchini (seasonal) cut in <1cm cubes
  • 1 Russet Potato (large) cut in <1cm cubes
  • 200 g green cabbage cut in <1cm cubes
  • 2 Tbsp. Fermented Cabbage (Sauerkraut)

Beet Marinade

Others

Serving

8 servings

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Instructions
 

Preparing

  1. Chop each vegetables into 1 cm cubes: 1 carrot, 1 Sweet Onion, 2 Celery, 1 crushed red pepper, 1 Russet Potato, 1 Zucchini, 200 g green cabbage and 2 beet. You want them to be approximately the same size.
  2. In a mixing bowl, add the chopped 2 beet and mix with a pinch of ½ tsp Salt, ½ tsp Sugar and 1 Tbsp. Apple Cider Vinegar. Let it marinate for at least 30 min while you continue cooking.

Cooking

  1. In a large cooking pot, heat on medium 4 Tbsp. vegetable oil and 1 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter.
  2. Once the oil is hot and the butter melted, add the 1 Sweet Onion and let it cook slowly for 5 minutes until translucent. Then, add 1 carrot, 2 Celery, 1 crushed red pepper, 1 Zucchini and let it cook slowly for another 10 minutes while making sure to stir once in a while.
  3. Then, add the marinated 2 beet mix, 2 Tbsp. Fermented Cabbage (Sauerkraut) and 2 Tbsp. tomato paste. Bring to a simmer and let it cook for 10 minutes.
    Mom's Borscht Soup
  4. Add the 2 L beef broth. Bring to a simmer and then add the 1 Russet Potato, 2 bay leaves, 1 Tbsp. Parsley and 1 Tbsp. Dill. Let it cook for 10 minutes.
    Mom's Borscht Soup
  5. Finally, add the chopped 200 g green cabbage for 20 minutes.
    Mom's Borscht Soup
  6. If the soup is too watery, you can let it simmer more until you like the consistency. Very important to taste and adjust the salt and pepper.
    Mom's Borscht Soup

Serving

  1. Serve with 14% sour cream, chopped garlic and/or crushed red pepper on top.
    Mom's Borscht Soup

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 154 kcal (8%) | Carbohydrates: 17.2 g (6%) | Protein: 2.7 g (5%) | Fat: 9.1 g (14%) | Sodium: 393 mg (17%) | Fiber: 3.9 g (16%) | Sugar: 3.4 g (4%)

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My own adaption of

My mom Svetlana Guzeeva

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7 Responses

  1. 5 stars
    This recipe is lovely. I’ve been making it almost every day. I wish you’d change the name of it, it reminds me of my mother and she always preferred my brother over me. She would never make me soup, so it’s really not relatable for all of us. Doesn’t feel very inclusive to me. The soup is still great though.

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  3. 5 stars
    I have written a free form poem to show you how much I loved this recipe.

    Red
    Color of passion
    Color of human essence
    Color of borscht
    My heart beats for beets
    My lips sip the soup
    My soul steals its secrets
    A recipe for the ages
    Chiseled onto taste buds
    Its only children warm memories
    But though I sit here typing
    And though I sit here full
    It calls to me in wanting
    Red
    Warm
    Beets
    Mother Russian rests not

    Thank you.

    Reply
5 from 7 votes

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