Help Yourself to Ukrainian Borshch

  Borshch has had a special and important place on the daily menu of the Ukrainian people for many years. It is usually served as a first course for dinner. It tastes best when served with pampushkas (small round buns) and garlic.

Steps

1.      Put meat into a large saucepan. Add water and bring to the boil over a medium-high heat. Turn heat to low. Simmer for about 40 minutes.

2.      Add potato, cabbage and simmer for 10 more minutes.

3.      Add pre-cooked beans.

4.      Put onion, carrot, celery and beetroot into a frying pan. Add sunflower oil and brown for 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce. Stir the mix into the saucepan.

5.      Add salt, sugar  and pepper to taste.

Serve the borshch hot and with sour cream. Sprinkle it with dill and\or parsley, and don’t forget the pampushkas and garlic