{"id":"7ac418e9-210e-4866-b548-d112cb4884c6","url":"https://recipestripper.com/recipes/7ac418e9-210e-4866-b548-d112cb4884c6","source_url":"https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/food-safaris-borscht/w7lkmqply","title":"Food Safari's borscht","description":"This is a family recipe from Ramona Koval's book Jewish Cooking, Jewish Cooks. It can be served either hot in winter or as a refreshing cold soup in summer. It is made with water, although you can use either water or chicken stock to cook the beetroots (to be kosher, if you’re using stock don’t serve the soup with sour cream or yoghurt).","servings":6,"servings_text":"6","prep_time":"PT25M","cook_time":"PT1H10M","image_url":"https://assets.sbs.com.au/dims4/default/e68f37a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x675+0+73/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsbs-au-brightspot.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2Fdrupal%2Ffood%2Fpublic%2Fbeetroot_0.jpg","ingredients":[{"text":"1 kg beetroot, topped, tailed and peeled","item":"beetroot, topped, tailed and peeled","quantity":1,"unit":"kg"},{"text":"1 lemon, juiced","item":"lemon, juiced","quantity":1},{"text":"2 litres chicken stock or water","item":"litres chicken stock or water","quantity":2},{"text":"3 small potatoes, peeled and diced","item":"small potatoes","quantity":3,"preparation":"peeled and diced"},{"text":"1 large onion, roughly chopped","item":"large onion","quantity":1,"preparation":"roughly chopped"},{"text":"1 large bunch dill, roughly chopped","item":"large bunch dill","quantity":1,"preparation":"roughly chopped"},{"text":"1 tbsp sugar","item":"sugar","quantity":1,"unit":"tbsp"},{"text":"2 tsp salt","item":"salt","quantity":2,"unit":"tsp"},{"text":"freshly ground black pepper","item":"freshly ground black pepper"},{"text":"extra 750–1000 ml water","item":"extra 750–1000 ml water"},{"text":"6 boiled potatoes, if serving the soup hot","item":"boiled potatoes, if serving the soup hot","quantity":6},{"text":"sour cream or yoghurt (about 1 dessertspoonful per person)","item":"sour cream or yoghurt","preparation":"about 1 dessertspoonful per person"}],"instructions":[{"number":1,"text":"Place the beetroot in a large saucepan. Add half the lemon juice and the stock or water and bring to the boil over medium heat. Cook for 40 minutes, until the beetroot is soft when pierced with a knife.Drain the beetroot and cut into small pieces. Return to the empty saucepan and add the potato, onion, dill (reserve a little for garnish), sugar, salt and remaining lemon juice. Season with pepper and add the water. Cover and bring to the boil then simmer for 20–30 minutes.Puree the soup. Serve either steaming hot with a boiled potato added to each bowl, or chilled and icy cold. Top each serve with a spoonful of sour cream or yoghurt and a sprinkling of dill."}],"date_published":"2026-10-30T03:15:29.238341+00:00","date_modified":"2026-10-30T03:15:29.238341+00:00"}