Bobcha's Polish Borscht

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Very tasty. I'm Ukrainian and although there are many dfferent versions of borscht this one is very simmilar to my mom's. Of course you can strain it, cube the beets instead of shredding, sour cream on top or incorporated into the soup, but it's all about the flavor. A little dill is always a good addition!

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Actually this recipe is very authentic!! (BIG BUTT for later I was born in Poland and my family is Polish. Chef #742988: is partially correct. There is a clear beet soup, but this one with the sour cream is just another type. A lot of changes occur regionally to Polish food. In my family traditionally we serve clear soup with dumplings of cabbage and mushroom for Christmas Eve dinner. My favorite soup has always been barszcz! (It's cooking as I write this now! This recipe is good BUT I 'M DISAPPOINTED THAT FOOD NETWORK and Cathy Lowe COULDN'T FACT CHECK THE TITLE GRANDMOTHER'S WHICH IT IS SUPPOSED TO READ, IS INCORRECT. IN POLISH IT IS SPELLED BABCIAS. This time the advice will be free of charge but you sure could use me Food Network (you know where to find me.

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Great recipe! As far as authentic? I believe it is due to the word authentic can mean it comes from a particular region or perhaps your great grandmother brought it to America and it is now a handed down recipe. There are types of food that change from region to region based on ingredients at hand. Thanks for a great authentic borscht Cathy. My authentic polish family puts potatoes in it and carrots.

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FANTASTIC and so easy. In the future I won't use much, if any milk and just dollop the sour cream into the serving bowls. I think the milk just makes it a bit too bland. I couldn't resist adding a couple chopped carrots.
Side-note: I really wish reviewers would not judge things by how authentic they believe it is. That's not the point of the rating! Foodnetwork.com users are looking for delicious recipes and expect that any given recipe is not the paragon of the motherland. Skewing the ratings with your authenticity measure means we don't know just how tastey it is. My Italian grandma makes the best Italian (Umbrian lasagna, but I'm really glad I've been able to taste five star variations here without some doof screwing with the ratings because it's "NOT truly Italian!"

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My Mom is part Polish,part Austrian & makes incredible borscht. This recipe is close to her version w/the following exceptions: cook the beets & meat together, then shred the meat & dice the beets. This eliminates a step, saves lots of time/work, also adds flavor, as another reviewer stated. Mom also chops up a tiny bit of the stalks of the beets & adds a little chopped onion to add flavor & texture. Mom uses "sour salt" vs vinegar, but the vinegar or lemon juice does the trick the same. Like another reviewer, my Mom's borscht is a clear soup. We don't thicken it w/anything. We do add a dollop of sour cream to the top, right before eating. YUM!!!

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It may be good, even very good but it has nothing to do with polish barszcz. Polish barszcz is clear (it's cooked with bones like a broth with no meat pieces floating in the soup and beets are cooked together in the same pot (more flavor not seperatly. We don't put any flour into the soup. We don't serve it with potatoes but little polish soup dumplings (stuffed with meat. I don't like when people name their recipes with international names that have nothing to do with the oryginal taste.

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This is so simple and wonderful tasting. I have to admit I don't add the sour cream mixture as stated in the recipe. I stop after adding the beets. I just put a dollap of sour cream on the finished dish. My brother-in-law, who is so picky, calls me now and then and asks me to make this dish. Try it.