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 cups water
  
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  

Directions

1. Chop the onion and the garlic.
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.
3. Shred with a cheese grater the pickle, the carrots, and the beets.
4. Add the pickle, the carrots, and the beets to the onions and garlic, let them cook for 5 minutes.
5. d the cabbage and diced the tomatoes.
6. Add the cabbage, the tomatoes, and the spice to the rest of the vegetables and pour water over it.
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