Zosia's World's Best Beet Borscht Recipe

 
Beet Borscht
 
Ingredients:
3 back ribs, each cut into 3 pieces
3 bunches of beets, peeled and cut into fat julienne strips
1 pt. sour cream
2 tbl. flour made into roux with water
2 tbl. vinegar
1 level tsp. salt
1 large onion, sliced thin
 
Cover ribs plus 1" with water. Cook until tender, about 1/2 hour. Add beets and onion, and cook another 1/2 hour. Add vinegar. Cover. Cook 10 minutes. Stir in roux.
In a separate bowl, beat sour cream. Add and stir soup into sour cream a little at a time until thin. Add back to pot. Stir well. Add salt. Stir, cover and cook for 10 minutes to 1/2 hour. Taste--beets should be tender.
 
Enjoy with some great rye bread.


2 comments:

  1. Hi ya! This is also called blood soup. I remember my aunt telling me that her aunt or my great aunt always made blood soup and it was good!

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  2. Poles actually make soup out of real duck's blood. It's called czarnina,and is considered a delicacy!

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