The traditional recipe for Ukrainian borsch on pork and beef meat broth

Kitchen appliances and utensils:

• medium pan;
• pan;
• cutting board;
• knife;
• tablespoon;
• wooden spatula;
• skimmer;
• strainer;
• mortar, oven.

Ingredients

Step cooking

Cook broth

1. Place the beef meat in a pan, after washing it under the tap, pour water, put on fire and bring to a boil.
   
2. Reduce heat to a minimum, remove the foam that appears on the surface of the broth.
   
3. Wash the pork, add to the beef, add bay leaf, 3-4 peas of black pepper, add heat until it boils, then reduce and let the broth boil for 2-2.5 hours. Keep the pan open, occasionally remove the resulting foam with a slotted spoon.
   

We prepare vegetables

1. While the meat is cooked, take care of the vegetables. Lubricate your hands with vegetable oil, peel the beets. You need to smear your hands so that they do not stain from beets. Cut the peeled beets into strips.
   
2. Put a frying pan on the fire, pour a little oil there, heat it, send the chopped beets there, mix, pour it with hot broth and put a tablespoon of tomato paste. Stew the beets for a while over low heat, adding a pinch or two of sugar. If necessary, add another broth so that the beets are covered with it, bring it to readiness.
   
3. And while it is stewing, wash the potato tubers, peel it, cut into medium-sized cubes.
   
4. Also wash the carrots, cut into thin strips.
   
5. Choose hard cabbage, it should be chopped with straws, like carrots.
   
6. Cut the onion in half rings, place in a frying pan with vegetable oil, passasser on fire.
   
7. When the onions are a little stewed, put the carrots on it, fry over low heat until tender.
   
8. Pour the tomatoes with boiling water, hold for a while.
   
9. Then drain and peel the skin from them. In summer, you can use tomatoes grown in the country or bought from trusted sellers. In winter, replace them with your own cooked tomato juice.
   
10. To make the frying more saturated, you can add 1-2 tablespoons of flour, but do it as desired. Flour should be sifted directly over the pan through a strainer.
    
11. Cut the peeled tomatoes into small pieces, send to a pan with carrots and onions, add salt, a little ground black pepper. Keep on fire, stirring until the tomatoes are soft, it's about 5-7 minutes.
    

Collect the dish

1. Now check if the meat is ready. If it is behind the bone, take it out.
   
2. Strain the broth, send the potatoes there, put on the fire, let it boil.
   
3. At this time, separate the meat from the bone, cut into small pieces. When the water boils, return to the pan, let it boil for 2-3 minutes.
   
4. After that, send chopped cabbage to the meat. Here you can add parsley root, a whole bell pepper, which must be pierced in several places before sending. Cook vegetables for 15-20 minutes over low heat.
   
5. When the potatoes and cabbage are ready, add the frying and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
   
6. Cut lard in very small pieces, place in a mortar, add garlic and salt to taste.
   
7. Rub well. You can optionally add a little parsley, dill.
   
8. Send this mixture to vegetables, let the borscht boil for another minute.
   
9. Then remove the bell peppers and celery from the pan, pour 1-2 tablespoons of wine vinegar, so that the dish gets a sour taste.
   
10. Now it's time for beetroot frying. Add it to the pan, let the boiled borscht boil for a minute. After that, based on your preferences, you can add a little ground hot pepper, salt.
    
11. Cover the pan, be sure to let the borscht brew for 10-15 minutes.
    
12. To serve food, you can make a bread plate. Take a loaf of black bread, cut off the top, remove the crumb, press it around with your hand to get a flat surface.
    
13. Lubricate the middle with lightly beaten protein, put in the oven for drying for several minutes. Then take out, you can pour borsch in such dishes and serve. If desired, add a spoonful of sour cream. Such a culinary product, saturated with vegetables, will be useful to everyone, and may become your favorite first course for your family.
    

Video recipe

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