The Best Russian Borscht
Melanie Dompierre

Photo by Melanie Dompierre
- Serves
- 6
- Prep Time
- 10 Hours
- Cook Time
- 45 Hours
How to make the Best Russian Borscht
Ingredients
- 1 big pickled cucumbers or pickles
- 1 carrots
- 3 beets
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 small cabbage
- 3 garlic cloves
- 3 fresh tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon dry dill
- 5 cup water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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Directions
- Step 1
Chop the onion and the garlic.
- Step 2
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.
- Step 3
Shred with a cheese grater the pickle, the carrots, and the beets.
- Step 4
Add the pickle, the carrots, and the beets to the onions and garlic, let them cook for 5 minutes.
- Step 5
d the cabbage and diced the tomatoes.
- Step 6
Add the cabbage, the tomatoes, and the spice to the rest of the vegetables and pour water over it.
- Step 7
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