BORSCH

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Make a warming bowl of borsch (also known as borscht or borshch) with this simple and comforting recipe. Serve this hearty soup with a dollop of soured cream and a chunk of crusty bread

Provided by Olia Hercules

Categories Soup

Time 2h20m

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1kg fatty beef shin, (left in large chunks)
1 onion, peeled and left whole
1 bay leaf
2.2kg potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, finely diced
1 carrot, roughly grated
200g beetroot, peeled and chopped into matchsticks
1 red pepper, chopped (optional)
½ x 400g can chopped tomatoes
6 prunes, pitted (we used French Agen prunes)
½ white cabbage, shredded
400g can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
100ml soured cream or crème fraîche, to serve
½ bunch dill, chopped
crusty bread, to serve

Steps:

To make the stock, put the meat, whole onion, bay leaf and 2 litres of lightly salted cold water in a large saucepan. Cook over a very low heat for 1 hr 30 mins or until the beef shin is soft and falls apart easily - this can take up to 3 hrs. Skim off the scum with a spoon from time to time. Break up any larger pieces of beef into the broth, remove the whole onion and discard.
Add the potatoes to the borscht, season well with salt and pepper and cook for 10-15 mins until tender. Meanwhile, heat the sunflower oil in a large, deep frying pan. Add the diced onion and carrot, and cook over a medium heat, stirring, until the carrot is soft and is about to start caramelising.
Add the beetroot and cook for around 5 mins, stirring occasionally. Add the red pepper, if using, and cook for another 2 mins, then add the tomatoes and prunes, stir, then increase the heat and boil to reduce slightly, before adding everything to the borscht.
Add the shredded cabbage and the kidney beans, and cook for 7-10 mins or until tender. Serve with a dollop of sour cream or crème fraîche, lots of chopped dill and some crusty bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 651 calories, Fat 17 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 74 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 14 grams sugar, Fiber 12 grams fiber, Protein 43 grams protein, Sodium 0.26 milligram of sodium

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