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Borscht with fresh beets and fried crucian carp recipe icon

Borscht with fresh beets and fried crucian carp

Rich borscht with white cabbage and sauerkraut, red beans, and root vegetables. Served with crispy fried crucian carp and sour cream. The beets are baked in sea salt, which gives the dish a deep flavor and vibrant color.

Prep
480 min
Cooking
180 min
Total
660 min
Standard serving
1,813.2 g

Ingredients

Total 18

Instructions

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Bake the beets on sea salt at a temperature of 100 degrees for 2 hours.

    Soak the beans in cold water overnight. Rinse, cover with water, bring to a boil under a lid and place in the oven. Cook for 40 minutes at 180 degrees.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Cut baked beets, white cabbage, onion, carrots, and parsley root into thin strips.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Lightly fry the sauerkraut in vegetable oil and simmer with the addition of tomato and chicken broth.

    Bring 700 ml of chicken broth to a boil, add white cabbage and cook for 15 minutes.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Stew the onion, carrot, and parsley root in vegetable oil with tomato paste and the remaining broth for 15 minutes. Add the beetroot and stir.

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Transfer the roux to the broth with cabbage and cook for another 10 minutes. Then add the braised sauerkraut.

    Bring to a boil, add the baked beans, sugar, salt, black ground pepper, and apple cider vinegar. Remove from heat.

  6. 6

    Step 6

    Fry crucian carp in vegetable oil until crispy.

    Pour the borscht into a bowl or ceramic cast iron pot, sprinkle with finely chopped parsley. Thread the fried crucian carp onto skewers and serve separately.

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