Soups · Finnish

Borscht

Name: Borscht
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 500 g beetroot; 150 g carrot; 75 g celeriac; 700 g cabbage; 2 onion; 2 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp (30 g) Valio butter; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 1.5 chicken, beef, or vegetable stock; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 2 bay leaves; 10 whole black peppercorns; 1.5 tsp salt; 1 tub (à 120 g) Valio Keittiön smetana (sour cream)

Borscht is a sour and savory soup made mainly of root vegetables. If you like, you can add pork to the soup to bring extra flavor and heartiness. Borscht is traditionally served with smetana.

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Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

Prep 45 min Cook 1 hTotal 1 h 45 minInspired by valio.fi

Method

1
Peel the beetroots, carrots, and celeriac. Grate using the coarse side of a grater. Shred the cabbage and slice the onions. Mince the garlic.
2
Melt the butter in a pot (at least 3 l), add the tomato paste. Sauté the shredded vegetables, stirring, until they soften slightly. Add a splash of water if the tomato paste starts to stick to the bottom.
3
Add the stock, white wine vinegar, bay leaves, and black peppercorns. Let simmer under a lid over medium heat for about 1 h.
4
Season with salt. Add a little water if necessary.
5
Serve with smetana.

Soup Everyday food Gluten-free Gluten-free Root vegetables Cabbage