Beet Soup With Horseradish Cream

Serves: 6

Catharine Rutherford

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

40

Sweetness

52

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Olive Oil

1 tbsp

Sugar

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Add 8 cups water, cover, and bring to boil

2

In medium bowl, stir together sour cream and horseradish

3

Cover and refrigerate until ready to use

4

In 6-quart stock pot over moderate heat, heat oil until hot but not smoking

5

Add onions, celery, and garlic and sauté until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes

6

Add beets and stir until lightly coated with oil

7

Reduce heat to low and simmer until beets are tender and easily pierced with fork but not falling apart, about 1 hour

8

Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice, sugar, coriander, salt, and pepper

9

Serve hot, topped with horseradish cream, or serve chilled

10

In medium bowl, stir together sour cream and horseradish

11

Cover and refrigerate until ready to use

12

In 6-quart stock pot over moderate heat, heat oil until hot but not smoking

13

Add onions, celery, and garlic and sauté until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes

14

Add beets and stir until lightly coated with oil

15

Add 8 cups water, cover, and bring to boil

16

Reduce heat to low and simmer until beets are tender and easily pierced with fork but not falling apart, about 1 hour

17

Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice, sugar, coriander, salt, and pepper

18

Serve hot, topped with horseradish cream, or serve chilled

19

Variation: : If you plan on serving this soup at two seders and want some variety on the second night, try this twist that combines Eastern European knaidlach (matzoh balls) and Middle Eastern kibbeh (meatballs): Prepare matzoh ball dough (you can use a packaged mix) and chill at least 15 minutes

20

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir together ground beef or lamb, chopped onion, chopped celery, chopped fresh mint, a pinch of cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, salt, and pepper

21

Form the meat into mini-meatballs

22

Wrap matzoh ball dough around each meatball to form "knaidlach kibbeh

23

" Boil the balls according to the package directions (the meat will cook inside them)

24

Place two balls in each bowl of hot soup

25

: If you plan on serving this soup at two seders and want some variety on the second night, try this twist that combines Eastern European knaidlach (matzoh balls) and Middle Eastern kibbeh (meatballs): Prepare matzoh ball dough (you can use a packaged mix) and chill at least 15 minutes

26

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir together ground beef or lamb, chopped onion, chopped celery, chopped fresh mint, a pinch of cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, salt, and pepper

27

Form the meat into mini-meatballs

28

Wrap matzoh ball dough around each meatball to form "knaidlach kibbeh

29

" Boil the balls according to the package directions (the meat will cook inside them)

30

Place two balls in each bowl of hot soup