Best Sweet And Sour Borscht Shooters Recipes

SLOW COOKER BORSCHT

Slow Cooker Borscht image

The best thing about this borscht (other than its delicious flavor) is that it can cook all day long in the slow cooker and be waiting for you when you come home at night. One of my family's ultimate winter comfort foods.

Provided by DAVISAM1

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Borscht

Time 9h30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 pound beef stew meat, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
4 beets, peeled and chopped
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 cup baby carrots, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups beef broth, or more
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons dried dill weed
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 cups shredded green cabbage
1 cup sour cream, as garnish

Steps:

Place beef, beets, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, onion, and garlic in a slow cooker. Whisk together the beef broth, tomato paste, vinegar, brown sugar, dill weed, parsley, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Pour mixture over the beef and vegetables, adding more broth to cover as needed.
Cover and cook on Low for 8 1/2 hours, or High for 4 hours.
Set heat to High, then stir in the shredded cabbage. Cover and continue cooking until the cabbage tender, about 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Serve in a bowl with a dollop of sour cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 345 calories, Carbohydrate 33.2 g, Cholesterol 50.6 mg, Fat 17.5 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 16.2 g, SaturatedFat 8.3 g, Sodium 897.3 mg, Sugar 15.3 g

COLD RUSSIAN BORSCHT

Cold Russian Borscht image

Can you say 'Delicious?'

Provided by GXO

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Borscht

Time 2h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 medium beets
4 cups beef broth
1 onion, chopped
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 cucumber - peeled, seeded, and diced
½ cup sour cream

Steps:

Remove stems and leaves from beets, but leave on skins. In a deep pot, cover beets with cold water and bring to a boil. Boil until fork tender, about 40 minutes.
Drain beets, but reserve two cups of the liquid. Strain the liquid and add to a large saucepan. Remove skin from beets. Grate beets through coarsest blade of grater. Add to beet liquid. Add beef broth, onion, salt, pepper and vinegar. Bring to a boil, and then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes, then remove from the heat.
Chill in refrigerator for one hour, or until cold before serving. Ladle into bowls and top each serving with cucumber and a big spoonful of sour cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 107.3 calories, Carbohydrate 11.7 g, Cholesterol 8.4 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 306.4 mg, Sugar 7 g