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

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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. Vladimir Putin, for example, is a fan of beetroot and horseradish cocktail.

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

The ingredients needed to make Russian(ish) beetroot and bean soup:
  1. Prepare 2 cans cooked red kidney beans
  2. Make ready 2 white onions chopped
  3. Get 2 cloves garlic (I used smoked)
  4. Make ready 5 fresh beetroots peeled
  5. Make ready 700 ml stock
  6. Get Olive oil
  7. Prepare Smoked paprika
  8. Make ready Salt, pepper and sugar!
  9. Get 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 recipes of borsch vary, but vegetables (mainly beet) and sour cream are always the main ingredients. The beetroot used in cooking borsch gives the soup its trademark deep reddish-purple color.

Steps 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.

The recipes of borsch vary, but vegetables (mainly beet) and sour cream are always the main ingredients. The beetroot used in cooking borsch gives the soup its trademark deep reddish-purple color. Borscht (borsch, borshch) or beet root soup is very popular in a Eastern and Central Europe countries. Who of you didn't hear about russian or ukrainian borscht? Drain water from the beans and add them to the boiling broth Beetroot Soup with Chickpeas [Vegan and Gluten-Free].

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