Russian(ish) beetroot and bean soup
Russian(ish) beetroot and bean soup

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, russian(ish) beetroot and bean soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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This recipe for Russian beetroot soup (borshch) is made with a combination of beef, cabbage, and beets, and other veggies depending on the country. Poles call their beet soup barszcz and it has the ruby-red color most people associate with beet soup. Russians call their cold beet soup, which is.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook russian(ish) beetroot and bean soup using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Russian(ish) beetroot and bean soup:
  1. Prepare 2 cans cooked red kidney beans
  2. Take 2 white onions chopped
  3. Take 2 cloves garlic (I used smoked)
  4. Get 5 fresh beetroots peeled
  5. Make ready 700 ml stock
  6. Prepare Olive oil
  7. Take Smoked paprika
  8. Get Salt, pepper and sugar!
  9. Prepare Pumpkin seeds
  10. Get Sour cream or cream cheese
  11. Make ready Handful parsley leaves

Learn how to cook Russian borshch. Original Russian recipe for cooking your own borscht. The Russian word for borsch is борщ. However the letter 'щ' doesn't exist in English and you may encounter the following aternative spellings: borsh, borshch, borsch or barszcz.

Instructions to make Russian(ish) beetroot and bean soup:
  1. Heat oil and slowly cook chopped onions for about 20 minutes - keep heat low to avoid browning and put lid on to help onions soften and keep moisture in.
  2. Take germ out of garlic and discard. Finely chop garlic or puree using salt and back of knife to smoosh to a paste! Add this to softened onion mix along with 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika. Cook for 2 minutes.
  3. Drain and wash beans and add to the pan along with stock.
  4. Chop 3 of the 5 beetroots into even half moon slices and add to pot - turn up heat to bring to boil then turn down and simmer with lid on for 30 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile chop other 2 beetroots into even cubes and roast with little oil to use as garnish. Also roast pumpkin seeds for about 4 minutes to bring out nutty flavour - leave to cool.
  6. Once soup is ready add salt, pepper and a little white sugar to taste.
  7. When ready to serve - top with candied beetroot, dollop of sour cream, pumpkin seeds and finely chopped parsley leaves. Serve with hunk of bread.

This soup is great served hot or cold. If you make it ahead, taste and adjust the seasoning, adding a drizzle of vinegar or a pinch of fresh dill, if needed. Stir in the beet greens, beans, vinegar, and salt. A vegetarian recipe for the most famous Russian soup: borscht. This vegetarian borscht is prepared following a traditional family recipe, and it's flavoured.

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