Hetman's borscht
There are at least 25 officially recognized borscht recipes: Chernihiv, Hetman, Poltava; borscht green, cold; with prunes and beans... And you can eat borscht from dawn to dusk - although many prefer the opposite.
Ingredients
Servings 6- garlic - 5 cloves
- 5-6 allspice peas
- parsley root and greens
- green beans
- 1 large tomato
- 1 small bell pepper
- eggplant - 1 pc.
- 180 g tomato paste
- 2 l meat broth
- large potatoes
- 2 medium carrots
- bulbs are small
- vegetable oil - 3 tbsp.
- 300 g cabbage
- 1 large beetroot
- 2-3 bay leaves
- 150 g bacon
Cooking
Step 1
Peel vegetables. Cut the onion into cubes, carrots, beets, peppers, cabbage, eggplants and potatoes into large strips.
Step 2
Fry carrots in 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil for 3 minutes, add the onion, fry for another 2 minutes.
Step 3
Add chopped tomato and tomato paste. Cook over low heat for 3 minutes, add the beets and cook for another 15 minutes.
Step 4
Boil the broth, put in it 4 tbsp. l. browned vegetables and cabbage. Cook under a lid over low heat for 7 minutes, add potatoes, and after 5 minutes. - eggplant.
Step 5
After another 5 min. put the remaining fried vegetables and beans, cook everything together over low heat for another 10 minutes. Cut the parsley root into small strips, chop the greens.
Step 6
Fry the root in the remaining vegetable oil and add it to the borsch along with the greens. Remove from heat, season with lard, crushed in a mortar with garlic, cover and let it brew for 15-20 minutes.