Anyone ever ate or made Borscht?

[Michie]

I’ve been looking at recipes. I’m curious but I can’t seem to get past the color because of the beets. Is it any good? Is it worth trying?

 

[Michie]

See what I mean about the color?

 

[archer75]

Very tasty in my opinion.

 

[Michie]

Very tasty in my opinion.

Have you made it? What does it taste like?

 

[2PhiloVoid]

I’ve been looking at recipes. I’m curious but I can’t seem to get past the color because of the beets. Is it any good? Is it worth trying?

Yes, it is. But there are some various adaptations of it and if it's done right, it'll taste something along the lines of (but not exactly like) a kind of "beef stew."

 

[Michie]

Yes, it is. But there are some various adaptations of it and if it's done right, it'll taste something along the lines of (but not exactly like) a kind of "beef stew."

Oh okay. Thanks for the info. Still debating it but I’ll post if I make it.

 

[2PhiloVoid]

Oh okay. Thanks for the info. Still debating it but I’ll post if I make it.

Alright. It's a little different, but if you try the recipe below (WITH meat), I think you might like it:

You searched for borscht - NatashasKitchen.com

Borscht Recipe with Meat

 

[Michie]

Thanks for the recipes. Looks like something I will try when it starts cooling down. Will definitely use the food processor to grate the beets. I would not look forward to doing that by hand.

 

[dzheremi]

I really like it, but I've only had it from restaurants, not homemade.

 

[Lain Iwakura]

They have it at Church sometimes. I don't know anything about how it's made, but I like it. I like beets in general... but if you pee red in the morning, it's probably just the beets.

 

[Uriah S]

See what I mean about the color?

See the sour cream? By the time you're done mixing that up, everything is pink. That may be no better for you.

... it's probably just the beets.

If it's not the beets you need medical attention. That can be shocking, especially if you forgot what you ate.

I love beetroot - boiled, pickled, juiced, borscht. It tastes healthy and good at the same time. I did make borscht a few times, but more often I've had it made for me. The secret is freshness of ingredients.

 

[Lain Iwakura]

If it's not the beets you need medical attention. That can be shocking, especially if you forgot what you ate.

Yeah. I thought I was going to die. And then I thought... "can beets do that?" And then I looked it up online and felt better about it.

 

[HisGraceAbounds]

My ex wife is Russian, and she had a recipe for Borscht that was fantastic. Her secret for keeping the soup from going too purple was to cut the beets into 'matchsticks', and when sautéing in the pan before going in the pot, a splash of white vinegar is added to the pan to 'set the color'. The beets won't bleed after that.

It's a very vegetable-rich soup, perfect for Winter when folks would dig through the root cellar to find what was still good, and make something where a tough old piece of meat could become tender and edible.

Serve with good sour cream.

 

[HisGraceAbounds]

I would add to my last - this recipe is as close to what I remember as I can manage on my own. I like the Ukraine influence I suppose because the ex traced her Mother's family to Ukraine and Poland, so I guess it's a bit like having a regional influence here in the US to some of our well-known dishes.

Russian Borscht Recipe