Cold Beet Borscht Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Remove stems and leaves from beets, but leave on skins. In a deep pot, cover beets with cold water and bring to a boil. Boil until fork tender, about 40 minutes.
• Drain beets, but reserve two cups of the liquid. Strain the liquid and add to a large saucepan. Remove skin from beets. Grate beets through coarsest blade of grater. Add to beet liquid. Add beef broth, onion, salt, pepper and vinegar. Bring to a boil, and then cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes, then remove from the heat.
• Chill in refrigerator for one hour, or until cold before serving. Ladle into bowls and top each serving with cucumber and a big spoonful of sour cream.

Steps:

• Place the beets in a large pot of boiling salted water and cook uncovered until the beets are tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove the beets to a bowl with a slotted spoon and set aside to cool. Strain the cooking liquid through a fine sieve and also set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups of the beet cooking liquid, the chicken stock, sour cream, yogurt, sugar, lemon juice, vinegar, 1 tablespoon salt, and the pepper. Peel the cooled beets with a small paring knife or rub the skins off with your hands. Cut the beets in small to medium dice. Add the beets, cucumber, scallions, and dill to the soup. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours or overnight. Season, to taste, and serve cold with a dollop of sour cream and an extra sprig of fresh dill.

Steps:

• Place the eggs into a saucepan in a single layer and cover the eggs with water by 1 inch. Cover the saucepan and bring the water to a boil. Remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 15 minutes; drain. Cool the eggs under cold running water in the sink. Peel and chop the eggs.
• Pour the buttermilk into a large bowl; add the eggs, beets, cucumber, chives, and dill. Stir gently to combine. Chill in refrigerator for 1 full day before serving.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring the beets, carrots, onion, water and salt to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add broth, cabbage and butter; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Just before serving, stir in lemon juice. If desired, top each serving with sour cream and chives or dill.

Steps:

• Boil water in stock pot.
• To prepare beets: Wash beets well, scrubbing away dirt and sand.
• Trim the root and stem ends and discard.
• Cut in large (2-3 inch) slices.
• Add to water: beets, onion, lemon juice, salt, and sugar.
• Boil 1 hour, let beets cool and peel.
• Chop coarsely in food processor, and return to broth.
• Place pot in refrigerator until cold.
• 1/2 hour before serving: boil and peel potatoes, drain and place one in each serving bowl.
• Ladle cold borscht over hot potatoes and serve with sour cream on the side.

Steps:

• Using a food processor, pulse beets until finely chopped. Transfer to a large saucepan and add onion, salt and 2 1/2 quarts (10 cups) water. Place over high heat to bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until onion is tender, about 40 minutes. Add sugar and lemon juice, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove onion and discard. Pour soup into a heatproof container and allow to cool to room temperature. Adjust salt, sugar and lemon juice to taste. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve chilled, with chilled boiled potatoes added to soup, if desired. Garnish with a dollop of sour cream or yogurt.

Steps:

• Note: Keep Buttermilk chilled.
• Cube and boil potatoes in salted water for 15 mins, drain and set aside to
• cool.
• Using a hand grater; finely grate the onion and cucumber into a large bowl.
• Thinly shred the beets, also using the hand grater, and add to bowl.
• Now, add the buttermilk, sour cream, chopped eggs, salt, and dill weed. Stir until all ingredients are well blended.
• Put some of the boiled potatoes in individual soup bowl, pour soup over, and
• enjoy. (Sometimes, if I have green onions available, I will slice them up
• and saute in margarine, and pour over the potatoes before adding the
• buttermilk.) -- YUMMY!