The Best Russian Borscht

The Best Russian Borscht

How to make the best Russian Borscht is so easy to do, there are no excuses for not giving it a try! In this post, I will answer a few questions, that a lot of people are asking. How to make the best Russian Borscht, why borscht is good for you and how you can freeze it too! I hope you will find these tips useful.

How to make the Best Russian Borscht?

The first thing, is to chop the onion and the garlic. Secondly, add the vegetable oil into a big pot on a medium fire, and fry the onion and the garlic. Just a little bit for them to release their flavor. While the onions and garlic are cooking, shred the pickle, the carrots, and the beets. Now it’s time to add them to the onions and garlic. While these are slowly cooking, chopped finely the cabbage and diced the tomatoes. Finally add the cabbage, the tomatoes, and the spices to the rest of the vegetables and pour water over it. Cook on a medium to low fire for about 45 minutes. It’s ready! Very good with a spoon of plain yogurt or sour cream.

 

Why Borscht good for you?

Borscht is good for you because it contains full of superfoods! For example; cabbage same quality as the kale, and a powerhouse of vitamin C! Another example; the beets are also a superfood because of their good nitrate content, and like the blueberries, they are a great source of antioxidant, good to prevent heart disease. If you want to read more about the beets, check out this great article.

 

Can Borscht be frozen?

Yes, you can easily store the extra Borscht into the freezer. Here are my suggestions if you do want to make this borscht and freeze some of it. The first thing waits that the soup as completely cooled down. Secondly, pour the soup into plastic containers and store them immediately into the freezer. You can keep it up to 3 months no problem.

 

I hope you will enjoy this simple yet classical Borscht recipe!

Borscht bowl

The Best Russian Borscht

by Melanie Dompierre
Quantity for: 6 people
PREP TIME10 minutes
COOK TIME45 minutes
TOTAL TIME55 minutes
Borscht is good for you because it contains full of superfood! For example; cabbage same quality as the kale, and a powerhouse of vitamin C! Another example; the beets are also a superfood because of their good nitrate content, and like the blueberries, they are a great source of antioxidant, good to prevent heart disease. If you want to read more about the beets, check out this great article.

Ingredients

  • 1 big pickled cucumbers or pickles
  • 1 carrot
  • 3 beets
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 1 small cabbage
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 3 fresh tomatoes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground pepper
  • 1 tbsp fresh or dry dill
  • 5 cups water
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

  • Chop the onion and the garlic.
  • Add the vegetable oil into a big pot on a medium fire, and fry the onion and the garlic. Just a little bit for them to release their flavor. 
  • Shred with a cheese grater the pickle, the carrots, and the beets. 
    Borscht
  • Add the pickle, the carrots, and the beets to the onions and garlic, let them cook for 5 minutes.
  • Chopped the cabbage and diced the tomatoes.
  • Add the cabbage, the tomatoes, and the spice to the rest of the vegetables and pour water over it.
  • Cook on a medium to low fire for about 45 minutes. It's ready! Very good with a spoon of plain yogurt or sour cream.
    The Best Russian Borscht

Notes

If you make this recipe ..... tag me @mel4skilletsandgames on Instagram and hashtag it #skilletsandpots. 
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Russian
Keywords: beets soup, best homemade borscht, Best Vegan borscht, borscht, borscht soup, Classic borscht, Classic borscht recipe, homemade soup day, Russian borscht, vegetable, vegetables, vegetarian
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    8 Comments

  1. Cheryl February 5, 2019 at 9:07 am Reply

    I love borsch! Fortunately I live in Moscow so I can have this delicious soup as often as I want. I always choose it in restaurants and cafes, I’m trying to find the best borsch in Moscow! I’ll try your recipe next time I make it at home. Thank you!

    • Melanie Dompierre February 5, 2019 at 9:24 am Reply

      Thank you for your comment. I develop this recipe base on what my husband and father-in-law told me from their life in Moscow. They are both Russian and they shared with me many of their recipes, but I usually make them a little lighter. I find that Russian cuisine can sometimes be on the heavy side, too much meat or too much fat…but still amazingly good and hearty food:)! Melanie

  2. Joan February 5, 2019 at 9:13 am Reply

    This looks really tasty and hearty at the same time. Perfect for this weather.

    • Melanie Dompierre February 5, 2019 at 9:20 am Reply

      I agree, with our weather (cold and wet) a warm soup is perfect:)

  3. Olivia February 5, 2019 at 9:22 am Reply

    I love borsht! This version sounds delicious, so I’ll try it.

    • Melanie Dompierre February 5, 2019 at 2:24 pm Reply

      Thank you, when you will try it please share with me a picture:) Follow me on Instagram:)

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