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Homemade borscht (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/foodporn@lemmy.world
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I grew up in Russia (obligatory fuck Putin), and my mom would make borscht every couple of weeks. While I never had the exact recipe, and I don't measure things anymore, this recipe is as close as it gets to my mom's soup. The only difference is she would add a green bell pepper instead of the tomatoes.

It's a bit involved (and your kitchen will look like you murdered someone because of the beets), but it's worth the effort!

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[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Borscht is highly underrated. Earthy and filling, great with yogurt or sour cream and some added vinegar after you dish it out. Freezes incredibly well.

We make it with beets, potato, carrot, onion, serranos and the vegetarian better than bouillon, then blitz it smooth with a hand blender. Not traditional, but amazing.

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

It's amazing with sour cream and some fresh dill. Serranos sound really good, it would be yummy with a bit of heat.

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

it would be yummy with a bit of heat

That's what horseradish is for. Horseradish was born to make borscht better.

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Yum, will have to try.

[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Highly recommend. The heat really amps up the flavors, and you still get the sweetness of the peppers behind it.

I personally add some dried ghost peppers flakes to it as well, which are earthy as well as hot. Flatiron has a great shaker if you like painful heat.

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

You're brave, I will prob stick to serranos cause I'm a wimp. But I really want to try this now.

[-] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Ha, not bravery, just years and years of eating hotter and hotter peppers out of curiosity and the endorphin rush.

Serrano is still a great pepper with nice heat. If you ever find the heat a bit lacking in a dish, move onto a habanero, and then....

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Serrano: the gateway pepper 😂

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Here's a closeup:

[-] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 3 points 11 months ago

I always find borscht tastes better to me the next day. The flavors seem to blend better. Great with sour cream and some black bread.

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It's absolutely better the next day, I'll actually try to make it a day in advance if I'm making it for someone else, but if it's for myself I'm too impatient, and I eat a bunch of it as soon as it's made.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Legit, I'm lukewarm with beets (great pickled and roasted, not that great otherwise for my tastes), but that looks freaking delicious.

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Thank you! I can honestly say you don't taste the beets as a stand-alone flavor, it's more melded with everything else. You might like it!

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Makes me miss both of my grandmas.

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Grandmas can be the best, especially when it comes to borscht making.

[-] Ildar@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

На вид хорош мне больше нравится более насыщенный цвет и капуста соломкой, но это же все вкусовщина

[-] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Вкусовщина - это точно. Даже американскому мужу нравится :D

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