An Authentic Russian Borscht Recipe?

Question by nicole l: Looking for an Authentic Russian Borscht Recipe.?
My husband went over to Russia and fell in love with Borscht and we have tried many recipes online and haven’t come close to an authentic in taste and texture like he wants. I would also like to create some other favorite things he feel in love with while over there. I’ve been trying to find authentic recipes for stuffed cabbage, fresh tomato salad with dill, cuccumber, tomato, and a cream sauce and any other things that are popular. I would love to have recipes for all of these so I can recreate a Russian experience for him for his birthday. Thanks so much for all your suggestions and great recipes 🙂

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Answer by Rain
Russian Borstch recipe
Ingredients : 3/1/2c. canned tomatoes , 5or6 med.size potatoes cut in halves ,1 large carrot cut fine, 1 small peeled beet , salt to taste , 1 small onion chopped, butter, 4c. shredded cabbage , 3/4c. sweet cream ,1/2c. fresh green pepper chopped , 2tbs. fresh or dried dill
1 celery chopped fine , 2/1/2 qts. water, 1/1/2c. diced potatoes, black pepper .

Method:
Put water to boil in large kettle.Add 1/2 c. canned tomatoes. When water is boiling drop in 5 or 6 med. size
potatoes,chopped carrot and the beet. While this is cooking add 3 tbs butter in frying pan. When melted add chopped
onion,cook tender but do not brown. Add 3c. canned tomatoes and let simmer with onion and butter until a thick sauce. Set to
back of stove.
Into a separate frying pan put 2-3 tbs. butter to melt. Add 2c. shredded cabbage and fry.Cook tender but do not brown.Shred
another 2c. to add later to the borstch.
When potatoes are tender remove them to a bowl.Add 2tbs. butter, mash well,then add 3/4c. sweet cream and mix well and set
aside.
Add 1/1/2c. diced potatoes to the stock and the remainder of the shredded cabbage. When diced potatoes are tender, add the
onion-tomato- sauce, then add the cooked cabbage,and the potato-cream mixture. Add 3 tbs. butter to the borstch. Stir well.
Add fresh chopped fine green pepper. Add 3tbs fresh or dried dill. The more fresh dill the better the flavor..Remove beet,
one hour later after borstch is ready.
Borstch is ready to serve.Serve hot.
Serve with chopped garlic in your soup bowl and a fresh piece of bread and butter… Yummy, enjoy…

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