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How to Make Borscht

Preparation time:

less than 30 mins

Cooking time:

30 mins to 1 hour

Serves:

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 15g/½oz butter
• 1 large carrot
• 1 celery
• 1 onion
• 3 medium sized beetroots
• 1 large waxy potato
• 2 garlic
• 1½ litres/2½ pints good quality beef stock
• ½ purple cabbage
• 2 tomatoes
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

To serve

• sour cream
• 1 tbsp finely chopped dill

Method

1. Heat the vegetable oil and butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Once melted add the carrot, celery and onion and cook gently for a few minutes. Add the beetroot, potato and garlic. Fry for a couple of minutes, until well coated and combined.

2. Add the stock and season with salt and black pepper. Bring to just below the boil and then simmer for 15 minutes.

3. Add the cabbage and tomatoes. Cover and leave to simmer for a further 20 minutes.

4. Serve the soup with dollops of sour cream and a sprinkling of dill.