Beetroot soup with beef

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   Beetroot soup with this recipe simply cannot turn out tasteless! You can cook it without meat and it will also be very tasty!

2. STEP 2

   

   But I usually make it with meat. You can use any meat you like. I’ve cooked it with chicken, turkey, pork or beef, and it always turns out very tasty! Wash the meat, cut it into pieces and cook. While the meat is cooking, chop the vegetables.

3. STEP 3

   

   Try to cut thinly. You can use a grater for straws, but I have gotten the hang of cutting with a knife and using a grater only if I need to make soup very quickly. We also cut the potatoes into strips, but larger ones, like fries. Leave 1 piece whole!

4. STEP 4

   

   The peppers are also cut into strips, and I grind the tomatoes through a meat grinder or on a grater. You can pour boiling water over them, remove the skin and also cut with a knife. How do you like it best?

5. STEP 5

   

   When the meat begins to boil, skim off the foam and reduce the heat. Add spices - peppercorns and allspice (I crush it with a pestle, I don’t like it when it gets on my teeth in the finished dish) and bay leaf. Adjust according to your taste. I put 10-15 black peppercorns, 2 bay leaves and 2 allspice peas. We throw in 1 potato, which we did not cut.

6. STEP 6

   

   When the meat is ready, add the remaining potatoes and take out the whole potato. While this is cooking, simmer the vegetables. If you cook without meat, then start here. Boil potatoes in water.

7. STEP 7

   

   In a cauldron, fry the onion in vegetable oil. Make sure that the onion does not burn, but evenly becomes golden. You can use a wok or deep frying pan. The main thing is that all the vegetables fit there.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add carrots and beets to the onion at the same time. Don't worry if there are a lot of vegetables. They are extinguished. Reduce heat and cover this case with a lid. Simmer, stirring occasionally.

9. STEP 9

   

   When the vegetables are almost ready, i.e. not crunchy, but also not quite soft, add tomatoes. And simmer for another 10 minutes.

10. STEP 10

    

    When the vegetables are stewed, turn off the heat and check the potatoes in the pan with the meat. He must be ready. If it’s not ready, don’t worry, cook until done. Once the potatoes are cooked, add the stewed vegetables and fresh pepper to the pan. Grate the boiled potatoes that we previously removed from the pan on a fine grater or mash with a fork. And this puree goes into the pan with the soup. Give the heat a little more and let it boil for about 5 minutes. You can add any greens.

11. STEP 11

    

    The beetroot soup is ready. You can eat it with or without sour cream. If you like sour soups, add lemon juice or sour bran kvass. Bon appetit!