🥣 Beef borscht

Ingredients

• Beef brisket120 g
• Beetroot150 g
• White cabbage150 g
• Potato150 g
• Carrot80 g
• Onion80 g
• Tomato paste25 g
• Sour cream30 g

Instructions

1. Simmer beef in 2.5 L water with bay leaf and peppercorns for 60 minutes, skim foam. Remove meat, dice, return.
2. Grate beetroot and carrot, dice onion. Sauté onion and carrot 5 min in oil, add beetroot and tomato paste, cook 10 minutes covered with a splash of broth.
3. Add diced potato to the broth, simmer 10 min, then shredded cabbage and the beetroot mix. Simmer 15 minutes more. Adjust salt and a splash of vinegar to keep the colour vivid.
4. Rest off the heat 10 minutes for the flavours to settle. Serve with a dollop of sour cream and fresh dill.