RCI-SP.003.0024.001

Montreal Russian Borscht

Name: Montreal Russian Borscht
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 7 unit litres water; 1 can stewed tomatoes (or an equivalent amount of fresh tomatoes); 1 small can tomato paste; 1 unit sugar and salt (to taste); 1 large onion (thinly sliced); 1 or 2 cloves garlic; 5 or 6 medium beets (peeled and julienned); 3 medium carrots (peeled and julienned); 1 unit potato (julienned (optional)); 1 unit ½ large white cabbage (shredded)

Cuisine of Russia | Soups ; this recipe was a prize winner in Montreal, Canada's Russian community

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

litres water
7 unit
stewed tomatoes
or an equivalent amount of fresh tomatoes
1 can
can tomato paste
1 small
sugar and salt
to taste
1 unit
onion
thinly sliced
1 large
garlic
1 or 2 cloves
beets
peeled and julienned
5 or 6 medium
carrots
peeled and julienned
3 medium
potato
julienned (optional)
1 unit
½ large white cabbage
shredded
1 unit

Method

Fill large stock pot with water. Add can stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, salt, onion, garlic, and beets, and bring to a boil for 20 minutes.

Add carrots, cabbage, and optionally the potato.

Return to a boil and cook for 1.5 hours

Montreal Russian Borscht

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