St. Albert's Place Reader Recipes
30/08/2008 07:25
Don,
Being a good Ukrainian boy, and this being the season for fresh garden vegetables, I thought I would pass along my recipe for one of my favorites, homemade Borscht.
Cheers,
Jim
Get your daily recommended veggies with this quick and easy Borscht recipe. Beets are the main Borscht ingredient, are a great source of folic acid and potassium, and this Borscht soup recipe is abound with beets. Serve with Tea Biscuits or bread and butter for a balanced, nutritious meal.
Ingredients
• 3 cups diced beets
• 3 cups diced carrots
• 3 cups diced potatoes
• 1 cup fresh or frozen peas
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup diced onion
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon dill
• 7 cups water
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• sour cream (optional)
• Large sauce pan with lid
Preparation
Add ingredients (not sour cream or vinegar) to large sauce pan. Simmer all ingredients until beets, potatoes, peas, carrots, celery and onions are cooked. Flavor to taste by adding vinegar and serve, adding sour cream as a garnish.
Being a good Ukrainian boy, and this being the season for fresh garden vegetables, I thought I would pass along my recipe for one of my favorites, homemade Borscht.
Cheers,
Jim
Jim’s Borscht (Beet
Soup)
Get your daily recommended veggies with this quick and easy Borscht recipe. Beets are the main Borscht ingredient, are a great source of folic acid and potassium, and this Borscht soup recipe is abound with beets. Serve with Tea Biscuits or bread and butter for a balanced, nutritious meal.
Ingredients
• 3 cups diced beets
• 3 cups diced carrots
• 3 cups diced potatoes
• 1 cup fresh or frozen peas
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup diced onion
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon dill
• 7 cups water
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• sour cream (optional)
• Large sauce pan with lid
Preparation
Add ingredients (not sour cream or vinegar) to large sauce pan. Simmer all ingredients until beets, potatoes, peas, carrots, celery and onions are cooked. Flavor to taste by adding vinegar and serve, adding sour cream as a garnish.