Borscht. It’s kind of an intimidating food. I picture a thick, Russian grandmother hunched over a kettle in the fireplace, ladling up steamy bowls of purple soup to a houseful of hungry souls, her recipe perfected after years of cooking it.
I dug up a few old beets from our garden, looked online for a recipe and gave it a go. It doesn’t get much healthier: beets, carrots, cabbage, onions, broth and that’s pretty much it. I used an immersion blender to make it nice and smooth and have been burping purple ever since. The kids even ate it!
Borscht. Fun to say, fun to eat.
BORSCHT!
Alice says
Ooh! Say. That’s a good idea – we love beets around here, maybe we should try that. Sounds like it turned out well?
Amanda Olsen Brown says
I liked it. I can’t say I’m a Borscht expert, but it was pretty simple and tasty!
Amanda Olsen Brown says
Also, the generous dollop of sour cream and a dash of dill are MANDATORY. 🙂