Beef Borscht

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Total Time:
3 hr 5 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
2 hr 45 min
Yield:
10 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound bacon, diced
  • 1 pound lean beef chuck, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 cup chopped yellow onions
  • 1 carrot, peeled and grated
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons dill seeds
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar, plus more to taste
  • 2 quarts water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds red beets, greens tops removed, roasted and grated
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 large russet potato, peeled and diced
  • 6 cups shredded green cabbage
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place the bacon in a Dutch oven or stockpot and cook, stirring, over medium-high heat until the fat begins to render, about 3 minutes. Add the beef and cook, stirring, until brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove the meat from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

To the fat in the pan, add the onions and carrots, and stir to coat. Cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic, oregano, dill seeds, and bay leaves and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the red wine vinegar and stir to deglaze the pan. Return the meat to the pot and add the water, salt, and pepper and bring to boil. Reduce the heat and simmer partially covered until the beef is tender, about 2 hours.

Meanwhile, place the beets on a baking sheet and brush with the oil. Roast until tender and can be pierced easily with a knife, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit until cool enough to handle. Trim the stem and root ends and remove the skins. Coarsely grate and set aside.

When the meat is tender and falling apart, add the beets, potatoes, and cabbage. Simmer over low heat for another 30 minutes. Season with additional red wine vinegar, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste.

Ladle borscht into bowls and garnish with a dollop of sour cream and pinch of fresh dill.

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  • on February 24, 2013

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    Excellent recipe!

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  • on October 13, 2012

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    This was very good! My son went to Russia and has been requesting Borscht for a year and I finally broke down and made it.....it was yummy! The only thing I changed was beef stock instead of water.

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  • on September 21, 2011

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    I like Emeril's style of cooking and trust the outcome for most of his recipes. I changed this one up abit working with what I had on hand. No need for extra fat so I cut out the Bacon adding more Beef! I also sauteed the Onion and 1/2 a head of Cabbage in the microwave with abit of butter and olive oil until transparent! The last 30 min. of cooking time, I added the 1/2 half of the Cabbage. I also added a large Beef Broth with extra water and instead of Fresh Dill....I simply added the grocery cubes of frozen Dill which worked just as well.
    What did I think? It tastes GREAT! I added more Red Wine Vinegar to suit my Family's taste. Love the Beef Chunks and the Potatoe...lots of flavour and lots of Texture to his Great Soup Recipe!

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