What Is Borscht❔ Borscht is a soup, usually made with beets,
originating from Central and Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is
especially popular in the cuisine of Ukraine. Although the beet version is
the most well known, it doesn't have to be made with beets. Borscht was a
winter soup, often made with sour flavors and topped with a dollop of sour
cream. It was usually made by combining meat or bone stock with sautéed or
boiled vegetables. Popular ingredients may include cabbage, carrots,
onions, potatoes and/or tomatoes. Sometimes it's puréed; sometimes it's
not. Sometimes there's meat; sometimes there's not.
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2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped, or 2tbsp canned tomatoes
Flaked sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
METHOD:
Heat the oil or butter in a large heavy-based saucepan. Add the beetroot,
carrot, celery, potato, onion and garlic, then sauté for a couple of
minutes until the veg are well combined and coated with the fat. Add the
stock and season with salt and black pepper. Bring the soup almost to the
boil, then cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add the cabbage and
tomatoes. Cover the pan and leave the soup to simmer for another 20
minutes. Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pepper if necessary.
Trim the fat off the steak. Heat a griddle pan until it is smoking and
cook the steak for just a couple of minutes on each side. Remove the steak
and leave it to rest for 5 minutes, then slice it as thinly as you can and
add any meat juices to the soup. To serve, divide the strips of steak
between the soup bowls and ladle the soup on top. Add dollops of soured
cream or crème fraîche, if using, and a sprinkling of dill.
