Russian Beet Soup Recipe
Russian Beet Soup Recipe is delicious, tasteful and yammi dish. Russian Beet Soup Recipe can be made in less than few minutes with the help of very few ingredients which is available at your nearest super market.Russian Beet Soup Recipe easy to make at your home check below step by step directions of the recipe and enjoy cooking.
Yield: 6 people
Calories: 256kcal
Materials
- 1 c navy beans dry
- 2 1/2 lb beef Lean
- 1/2 lb slab bacon
- 10 c cold water
- 1 bay leaf
- 8 whole peppercorns
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 T parsley Dried
- 1 carrot
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 large red onion
- 1 t salt opt
- 8 beets for soup
- 2 small beets
- 2 c green cabbage shredded
- 2 large leeks sliced
- 3 medium potatoes cut
- 1 into eighths
- 1 cn 1 lb 13 oz tomatoes
- 1 T tomato paste
- 3 T red wine vinegar
- 4 T sugar
- 1 lb kielbasa opt
- 2 T flour
- 1 T butter melted
- 1/2 c sour cream opt
Instructions
- Cover beans with water and allow to soak overnight; cook until tender; drain; set aside. Place beef, bacon and water in large soup pot; bring to a boil.
- Skim fat from surface. Add bay leaf, peppercorns, garlic, parsley, carrot, celery, onion and salt. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 1 1/2 hours.
- Scrub beets for soup and cook in boiling water until tender, about 45 minutes; drain and discard water; cool. Peel and cut each beet into eighths.
- Scrub small beets; grate; cover with water to soak. Remove meat from soup; set aside. Strain soup into another pot and add cooked beets, cabbage, leeks, potatoes, tomatoes, tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, beef and bacon. Bring to a boil and simmer 45 minutes.
- Cut kielbasa into chunks and add with navy beans to soup. Simmer 20 minutes more.
- Mix flour and butter together to form paste. Stir into soup to thicken slightly. Strain raw beets, saving liquid and discarding beets.
- Add beet liquid to soup. Additional sugar or vinegar may be added for sweeter or more sour flavor.
- Slice meat and arrange in individual soup bowls. Pour hot soup with vegetables over meat. Garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream, if desired.