Jen's Borscht With Beef

Serves: 5

Irma Bergnaum

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

50

Sweetness

50

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Garlic (minced)

3 tbsps

Salt (to taste)

Directions:

1

Combine soup bones and water in a large pot; bring the water to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer for 4 hours

2

Remove soup bones and meat from pot; set aside until cool enough to handle

3

Skim fat from the surface of the broth

4

Add potatoes, carrots, celery, beets, onion, garlic, salt, paprika, and ground black pepper to the broth

5

Bring broth again to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 1 hour more

6

Pick meat off soup bones and add back to soup

7

Discard bones and fat

8

Stir cabbage, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste into the soup

9

Continue cooking at a simmer until the cabbage is tender, about 15 minutes