Cooking description:
Lean Ukrainian borscht is prepared quickly and easily, you will need the most affordable products. To do this, take white cabbage, potatoes, beets, carrots and onions. Be sure to add garlic to borscht, for Ukrainian borscht it is an indispensable seasoning. You will also need tomato juice or substitute tomato paste for it.
Appointment: For lunch / best at home
Main Ingredient: Vegetables / Beets
Dish: Soups / Borsch
Cuisine geography: Ukrainian / European
Diet: Lean meals
Ingredients:
- White cabbage - 350 Grams
- Potatoes - 300 Grams
- Water - 2.5-2.8 Liters
- Beets - 100 Grams
- Carrots - 70 Grams
- Onion - 60 Grams
- Tomato juice - 150 grams
- Vegetable oil - 40 grams
- Garlic - 1-2 Cloves
- Bay leaf - 1-2 pieces
- Dill - To taste
- Salt - To taste
- Black Pepper - To taste
Servings: 4-5
How to cook "Lenten Ukrainian borscht"
Prepare your ingredients.
Boil water, add salt to taste, add potatoes, cut into cubes, into a saucepan.
Then add the chopped cabbage.
Cook the borscht over medium heat for 15 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
Peel the onions and carrots. Dice the onion and coarsely grate the carrots.
Grate the peeled beets also on a coarse grater.
Saute the onions and carrots in a skillet with oil.
Then add beets and tomato juice. Simmer the frying for 5-7 minutes over low heat.
Pour the finished frying into the borscht, mix and cook for 5 minutes.
Finally, pepper to taste and add bay leaf to the borscht. Turn off the heat and let it brew under the lid for 10 minutes.
Serve hot borscht in portioned bowls, squeezing out a little garlic for each. It will be very aromatic and tasty!
Serve lean Ukrainian borsch with fresh dill, don't forget sour cream. Enjoy your meal!