# Borsh (Elvyra's recipe)

From: Oma Elvyra

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Probably the tastiest variant of the classical Ukrainian beetroot soup.

<div class="level1" id="bkmrk-prep-0%3A30-cook-1%3A30-"><div class="table sectionedit2"><table class="inline"><tbody><tr class="row0"><td class="col0">Prep</td><td class="col1 leftalign">0:30</td></tr><tr class="row1"><td class="col0">Cook</td><td class="col1 leftalign">1:30</td></tr><tr class="row2"><td class="col0">Yields</td><td class="col1">6 servings</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div></div>### Ingredients

Soup:

<div class="level3" id="bkmrk-2.5-l-water-300-g-po"><div class="level3">- <div class="li">2.5 l water</div>
- <div class="li">300 g pork meat with a bone</div>
- <div class="li">300 g raw beets, shredded, 600g = big beet</div>
- <div class="li">500 g potatoes, cut in cubes, 300g = big potato</div>
- <div class="li">1 tbsp canned beans, optional</div>
- <div class="li">140 g carrots, shredded, 140g = big carrot</div>
- <div class="li">140 g onions, finely sliced, 140g = big onion</div>
- <div class="li">90 g capsicums, sliced in thin stripes, 180g = one capsicum</div>
- <div class="li">2 tbsp tomato paste</div>
- <div class="li">4 tbsp vinegar</div>
- <div class="li">1 tsp sugar</div>
- <div class="li">3 tbsp of vegetable oil</div>
- <div class="li">3 bay leaves</div>
- <div class="li">1 tbsp salt</div>
- <div class="li">0.75 tsp pepper</div>
- <div class="li">1 tsp coriander</div>
- <div class="li">1 tsp dried leek</div>
- <div class="li">1 tsp dried oregano</div>
- <div class="li">1 tsp parsnip</div>
- <div class="li">2 cloves of garlic, finely sliced</div>

</div></div>Serving:

<div class="level3" id="bkmrk-1-bunch-of-fresh-dil">- <div class="li">1 bunch of fresh dill, parsley</div>
- <div class="li">1 tbsp sour cream</div>
- <div class="li">1 slice of black bread or toasted white bread</div>

</div>### Instructions

<div class="level3" id="bkmrk-add-water-to-the-pot">1. <div class="li">Add water to the pot, drop in the meat. Bring it to boil and let it simmer for at least 50 minutes (the more the better).</div>
2. <div class="li">Cut the veggies. With the hand colander remove the stains of meat in the boiling pot.</div>
3. <div class="li">Drop in the beets and potatoes into the pot.</div>
4. <div class="li">Fry onions with carrots on medium heat until softened but not completely cooked through. Then add capsicums, tomato paste, vinegar, and sugar, half a ladle of broth from the pot, and fry for a couple of minutes more.</div>
5. <div class="li">Add fried ingredients and optionally beans to the pot. Season the soup with bay leaves, salt, pepper, coriander, leek, oregano, parsnip. Let it simmer for another 10 minutes.</div>
6. <div class="li">Add chopped garlic into the soup. Put it off the heat and let it rest for 10 minutes.</div>
7. <div class="li">When serving, pour the soup into a bowl, add the greens and then sour cream on top. Serve with a slice of (ideally black) bread.</div>

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