How to learn to cook delicious lean beetroot 🥣

Kitchen appliances and utensils: cutting board, knife, slotted spoon, deep frying pan with a lid, saucepan, stove, tablespoon

Ingredients

Step cooking

Ingredient preparation

• Peel 1 kg of potatoes (5-6 pieces). Cut them into medium cubes: divide large potatoes into 12 parts, and small potatoes into 8.
• We wash and peel all inedible elements 1 carrot, 1 onion and 3 beets. We cut the onions into quarters, and chop the carrots and beets with thin strips. The last 2 products can also be grated.
• A bunch of any greens (parsley, dill, cilantro, arugula, green onions, etc.) is finely chopped with a knife.

Creating a dish

1. Pour 2 liters of water into the pan and put it on a strong fire. As soon as the water boils, we send all the chopped potatoes and 1 tbsp. l without a slide of salt, mix and cook for about 15-20 minutes. until the potatoes are ready.
   
2. Pour 150 g of vegetable oil (sunflower, olive or any other) into the bottom of a deep pan. Once it is hot, we send the chopped onions and carrots into the pan. Cook them until the onions are transparent, stirring occasionally.
   
3. After that, add chopped beets and mix with other vegetables 1 time. After that, leave it to fry under a loosely closed lid for 10 minutes. She should fry a little and highlight the juice.
   
4. To the finished vegetables, put 2 tbsp. l tomato paste and mix. When the paste is combined with other products, pour 150 g of tomato brine or 200 g of tomato juice into a pan, and then mix again.
   
5. When the liquid from the pan is almost evaporated, transfer the resulting frying to a pot of potatoes. Now cover the pan loosely and cook the soup for another 15 minutes.
   
6. After that, remove the beetroot from the stove, put it on the table and let it stand for 2-3 minutes. Then add chopped herbs and ground black pepper and other spices to taste. Mix and pour into plates.
   
7. Serve the beetroot hot with fresh bread or crackers. If you do not observe strict fasting, add sour cream in a bowl with soup to make the taste of the dish more tender and creamy.
   

Video recipe

To accurately prepare a delicious and fragrant beetroot, watch the video recipe of the dish and find out all the subtleties of this soup from the lips of a professional chef.

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