Classic borscht with bacon, beef and potatoes

Lunch based on the Ukrainian national cuisine. Borscht is a well-known, delicious and satisfying dish. I share a classic recipe, according to which everyone can cook borscht and enjoy the wonderful result.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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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

Cooking method

Cooking time: 3 h 10 min

1. Choose your favorite pot of a suitable volume, pour water, spread the pre-washed meat. Cook the meat broth for 2 hours.
2. Meanwhile, we are preparing vegetables. Peel the potatoes and cut into cubes. Shred the cabbage. Peel the carrots, grate them, do the same with parsley root and beetroot (pour vinegar over the grated beetroot, mix).
3. Melt the pork fat in a frying pan, spread the beetroot, add sugar and tomato paste. Simmer the beets until soft.
4. Peel the onion, cut into cubes.
5. Pork fat, garlic and parsley are crushed with a blender.
6. We extract the meat from the finished broth and send the potatoes to cook.
7. After 10 minutes, add the cabbage.
8. Fry onions, parsley root and carrots in butter until golden brown, then send them to the broth together with beets.
9. Cut the meat into cubes, put it in borscht together with pepper peas and bay leaves (meat is added 5 minutes after fried vegetables).
10. After 7 minutes, add the lard with garlic, salt, and cook for another 3 minutes.

That's it, borscht is ready! It remains to withstand it for 20-30 minutes under the lid and can be served to the table. Serve the borscht, seasoned with sour cream.

Bon appetit!

Calorie 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 uniform - 74   kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192   kcal/100g
  • Green cabbage - 46   kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen green cabbage in a package - 45   kcal/100g
  • Melted beef fat - 871   kcal/100g
  • Fat beef - 171   kcal/100g
  • Lean beef - 158   kcal/100g
  • Beef brisket - 217   kcal/100g
  • Beef - okovalok - 380   kcal/100g
  • Beef - lean roast - 200   kcal/100g
  • Beef shoulder - 137   kcal/100g
  • Beef - ribs - 233   kcal/100g
  • Beef - ham - 104   kcal/100g
  • Beef - tail - 184   kcal/100g
  • Boiled ham - 269   kcal/100g
  • Beef corned beef - 216   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 30% fat content - 340   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 25 % fat content - 284   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 20 % fat content - 210   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream of 10% fat content - 115   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream - 210   kcal/100g
  • Beetroot - 40   kcal/100g
  • Dried beetroot - 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
  • Melted pork fat - 947   kcal/100g
  • Pork rinds - 895   kcal/100g
  • Lard - 797   kcal/100g
  • Spy - 658   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313   kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45   kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734   kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709   kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661   kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652   kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869   kcal/100g
  • Wine vinegar (3%) - 9   kcal/100g
  • Vinegar 9% - 11   kcal/100g
  • Balsamic vinegar - 88   kcal/100g
  • Apple vinegar - 14   kcal/100g
  • Vinegar - 11   kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28   kcal/100g
  • Black pepper peas - 255   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Parsley root - 49   kcal/100g

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