RCI-VG.004.1040.001

Russian Borscht

Name: Russian Borscht
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North American
Ingredients: 1 cup navy beans (dry); 2½ lb beef (lean); ½ lb slab bacon; 10 cups cold water; 1 unit bay leaf; 8 whole peppercorns; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp parsley (dried); 1 unit carrot; 1 unit celery stalk; 1 large red onion; 1 tsp salt (optional); 8 unit beets for soup; 2 small beets; 2 cups green cabbage (shredded); 2 large leeks (sliced); 3 medium potatoes (cut into eighths); 1 can (1 lb 13 oz) tomatoes; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 3 tbsp red wine vinegar; 4 tbsp sugar; 1 lb kielbasa (optional); 2 tbsp flour; 1 tbsp butter (melted); ½ cup sour cream (optional)

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Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

navy beans
dry
1 cup
beef
lean
2½ lb
slab bacon
½ lb
cold water
10 cups
bay leaf
1 unit
peppercorns
8 whole
garlic
2 cloves
parsley
dried
2 tbsp
carrot
1 unit
celery stalk
1 unit
red onion
1 large
salt (optional)
1 tsp
beets for soup
8 unit
beets
2 small
green cabbage
shredded
2 cups
leeks
sliced
2 large
potatoes
cut into eighths
3 medium
(1 lb 13 oz) tomatoes
1 can
tomato paste
1 tbsp
red wine vinegar
3 tbsp
sugar
4 tbsp
kielbasa (optional)
1 lb
flour
2 tbsp
butter
melted
1 tbsp
sour cream (optional)
½ cup

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Russian Borscht

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