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Authentic Polish Borscht

Make borscht the Polish way — and bring a little of Europe to your table!

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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 40 % 2 g
Fats 0 % 0 g
Carbohydrates 60 % 3 g
26 kcal
GI: 25 / 0 / 75
  • A Polish meal is never complete without soup. Here's a recipe for traditional Polish borscht. First, you'll need to make beet kvass — and it's very easy. Take about a pound (half a kilo) of fresh beets, peel them, and chop them. Put them in a glass dish, pour in 1 liter (about 4 cups) of water, and add a piece of bread — stale is fine. Cover the dish with a cloth (cheesecloth works well) and set it in a warm spot so fermentation can start. After a few days, strain the kvass. Now make the broth: simmer the meat, bones, and dried mushrooms in 1 liter of water. When the broth is nearly done, add an onion that you've first sautéed until golden, along with the chopped carrots and the seasonings. Cook the beets separately, then peel and grate them. Stir the grated beets into the broth and bring it to a boil. Mash the garlic clove with a little salt and add it for fragrance. Then pour in the kvass and let it boil. Strain the borscht before serving so only the clear broth remains, and garnish with fresh herbs if you like. In Poland, instead of bread it's traditional to serve this soup with a savory pie or filled dumplings (uszka). Beyond the beef, you can add various smoked meats to give the soup more depth. Enjoy!

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

  • Rendered beef fat - 871  kcal/100g
  • Fatty beef - 171  kcal/100g
  • Lean beef - 158  kcal/100g
  • Beef brisket - 217  kcal/100g
  • Beef sirloin - 380  kcal/100g
  • Beef, lean roast - 200  kcal/100g
  • Beef shoulder - 137  kcal/100g
  • Beef ribs - 233  kcal/100g
  • Beef round - 104  kcal/100g
  • Oxtail - 184  kcal/100g
  • Boiled ham - 269  kcal/100g
  • Corned beef - 216  kcal/100g
  • Wild mushrooms - 21  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
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313  kcal/100g
  • Ground black pepper - 255  kcal/100g
  • Parsley leaves - 45  kcal/100g
  • Celery - 12  kcal/100g
  • Celery root - 32  kcal/100g
  • Darnitsky bread - 206  kcal/100g
  • Premium wheat flour bread - 254  kcal/100g
  • Grade 1 wheat flour bread - 226  kcal/100g
  • Grade 2 wheat flour bread - 220  kcal/100g
  • Coarse wheat flour bread - 250  kcal/100g
  • Rye bread, sifted flour - 189  kcal/100g
  • Rye bread, wholemeal flour - 181  kcal/100g
  • Bran protein bread - 182  kcal/100g
  • Wheat protein bread - 242  kcal/100g
  • Whole-grain bread - 231  kcal/100g
  • Doctorsky bread - 232  kcal/100g
  • Orlovsky bread - 211  kcal/100g
  • Ukrainian bread - 213  kcal/100g
  • Plain loaf - 248  kcal/100g
  • Premium flour loaf - 265  kcal/100g
  • City rolls, grade 1 flour - 254  kcal/100g
  • City bun - 261  kcal/100g
  • Sweet bun - 252  kcal/100g
  • Plain bagels - 336  kcal/100g
  • Bread - 254  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Water - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g

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