Borsch without meat without frying with beets

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 35 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to cook borscht without meat and without frying with beets? Prepare all the necessary vegetables. If possible, use young cabbage; it is softer and sweeter, which will give the finished dish a special taste.

2. STEP 2

   

   Peel the potatoes and cut into small cubes. You can chop the tubers in the way that is more familiar to you, for example, into cubes or very large fragments.

3. STEP 3

   

   Pour cold water over the potatoes and place the pan over high heat. You can use chicken or vegetable broth instead of regular water. After boiling, reduce the heat to moderate, add a little salt and cook until the potatoes are ready (the time depends on what variety you use and what size your pieces are). It took me about 15-20 minutes.

4. STEP 4

   

   At this time, prepare everything else. Peel the onions, beets, carrots and garlic and rinse together with bay leaves and herbs under running water.

5. STEP 5

   

   Chop the cabbage into thin strips.

6. STEP 6

   

   Grate the beets and carrots on a fine grater. Sprinkle the beets with freshly squeezed lemon juice, this will add sourness to the finished dish and preserve the bright red color of the broth.

7. STEP 7

   

   Cut the onion into as small cubes as possible.

8. STEP 8

   

   Make cross-shaped cuts on the tomatoes and pour boiling water over them. Leave it like this for 2 or 3 minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Drain the water and easily remove the peel from the tomatoes.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cut the tomatoes into small cubes. I usually use a few more cherry tomatoes. They have a sweetish taste, which will give the finished dish a special note and brightness.

11. STEP 11

    

    When the potatoes are ready, turn the heat up to maximum. Place the beets, carrots and onions into the pan. Let simmer for about 3 minutes.

12. STEP 12

    

    Next, add tomatoes to the borscht, lower the heat slightly and cook for another 5 minutes.

13. STEP 13

    

    Add cabbage and bay leaf to the vegetables, add 1 tbsp if desired. vegetable oil. Cook everything together until the cabbage is ready (usually this takes from 3 to 5 minutes).

14. STEP 14

    

    The finishing touches remain, add finely chopped herbs and garlic, chopped in any way convenient for you, to the finished borscht. You can also add your favorite spices in this step; I usually use ground red paprika. Taste again for salt and add more salt if necessary. Turn up the heat and after the first signs of boiling appear, remove the pan from the heat, cover with a lid and let the borscht brew for at least 15 minutes.

15. STEP 15

    

    The most aromatic and delicious dietary borscht is ready! When serving, you can sprinkle with allspice or ground black pepper.

Comments on the recipe

Catherine

30.09.2023

5

I always cook borscht without meat. My family likes this option better. For clarity, you can watch the video for the recipe for lean borscht.

Irinyshka

30.09.2023

4.7

Meatless borscht without frying with beets is a recipe that preserves all the beneficial properties of the food, so I chose it for preparing my next lunch. I cooked the borscht in chicken broth, added fresh tomatoes and peeled them, pouring boiling water over them, as the author advised (it really worked very easy, I usually never do this). The children really liked the borscht 🙂 I will cook it again, I recommend the recipe!

Natalia M

30.09.2023

5

I made borsch without meat without frying with beets for the children. This is a great dietary soup with lots of vegetables! It cooks quickly and easily. The first thing I did was set the potatoes to boil, and at this time I peeled and chopped the rest of the vegetables. If the cabbage is tough, it is better to add it to the pan after the potatoes boil. And if it’s soft and juicy, then it’s okay at the end. I laid it out after the other vegetables. I used lemon juice and added it to the pan along with the beets. Instead of fresh tomatoes, I added homemade grated tomatoes to the soup. The borscht turned out to be light, but at the same time rich, bright and aromatic! Thanks for the recipe!

Patrick

30.09.2023

4.5

Borsch without frying is perfectly cooked in a cast iron skillet.