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Classic Borscht with Salo, Beef, and Potatoes

A meal inspired by traditional Ukrainian cooking. Borscht is a beloved, hearty, and satisfying dish. I'm sharing a classic recipe that anyone can follow to make borscht and be delighted with the result.

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Classic borscht with bacon, beef and potatoes
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Composition / ingredients

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 30 % 3 g
Fats 20 % 2 g
Carbohydrates 50 % 5 g
53 kcal
GI: 80 / 0 / 20
    1. Grab your favorite pot of a suitable size, fill it with water, and add the rinsed meat. Simmer the meat broth for 2 hours. 2. Meanwhile, prep the vegetables. Peel the potatoes and cut them into cubes. Shred the cabbage. Peel and grate the carrots, and do the same with the parsley root and the beets (toss the grated beets with the vinegar and mix). 3. Melt the rendered pork fat in a skillet, add the beets, then stir in the sugar and tomato paste. Simmer the beets until soft. 4. Peel the onion and cut it into cubes. 5. Blend the salo, garlic, and parsley together into a paste. 6. Lift the meat out of the finished broth and add the potatoes to cook. 7. After about 10 minutes, add the cabbage. 8. Sauté the onion, parsley root, and carrots in butter until golden, then add them to the broth along with the beets. 9. Cut the meat into cubes and return it to the borscht along with the peppercorns and bay leaves (add the meat about 5 minutes after the sautéed vegetables). 10. After 7 minutes, stir in the salo-and-garlic paste, season with salt, and cook for another 3 minutes. That's it — the borscht is ready! Let it rest, covered, for 20–30 minutes, then serve. Serve the borscht topped with a dollop of sour cream. Enjoy!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Ripe potatoes - 80  kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70  kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380  kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82  kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in their skins - 74  kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192  kcal/100g
  • Green cabbage - 46  kcal/100g
  • Frozen green cabbage - 45  kcal/100g
  • Rendered beef fat - 871  kcal/100g
  • Fatty beef - 171  kcal/100g
  • Lean beef - 158  kcal/100g
  • Beef brisket - 217  kcal/100g
  • Beef rump - 380  kcal/100g
  • Beef, lean roast - 200  kcal/100g
  • Beef shoulder - 137  kcal/100g
  • Beef ribs - 233  kcal/100g
  • Beef round - 104  kcal/100g
  • Beef tail - 184  kcal/100g
  • Boiled ham - 269  kcal/100g
  • Corned beef - 216  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream, 30% fat - 340  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream, 25% fat - 284  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream, 20% fat - 210  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream, 10% fat - 115  kcal/100g
  • Sour cream - 210  kcal/100g
  • Beets - 40  kcal/100g
  • Dried beets - 278  kcal/100g
  • Boiled beets - 49  kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33  kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275  kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25  kcal/100g
  • Pork fat - 871  kcal/100g
  • Rendered pork fat - 947  kcal/100g
  • Pork cracklings - 895  kcal/100g
  • Salo (cured pork fat) - 797  kcal/100g
  • Fatback - 658  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313  kcal/100g
  • Parsley - 45  kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398  kcal/100g
  • Butter, 82% - 734  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted butter (Lyubitelskoye) - 709  kcal/100g
  • Unsalted butter (Krestyanskoye) - 661  kcal/100g
  • Salted butter (Krestyanskoye) - 652  kcal/100g
  • Ghee (clarified butter) - 869  kcal/100g
  • Wine vinegar (3%) - 9  kcal/100g
  • Vinegar 9% - 11  kcal/100g
  • Balsamic vinegar - 88  kcal/100g
  • Apple cider vinegar - 14  kcal/100g
  • Vinegar - 11  kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28  kcal/100g
  • Black peppercorns - 255  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Parsley root - 49  kcal/100g

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