Borscht

I made this soup and froze it before stomach surgery. Since it had to be puréed I made it in the crockpot without pre cooking the beets (I chopped them smaller than the potato to even the cooking time) Even puréed it was delicious and very filling. Freezing didn’t alter it.

This was really, really delicious, and surprisingly filling! Someone mentioned in a previous review that beets take longer to cook than 2 minutes. Note that the recipe calls for beets that have already been steamed tender. I did as someone else did; I added them in with the potatoes and let them all simmer together until done, rather than pre-steaming. This is going into my repeat recipe collection!

Subbed fresh chives for parsley. Used vegetable broth from Costco, not meat broth. Due to lack of availability of fresh beats, I had to use canned whole beats that I somewhat diced. Included the juice from the can into the broscht. I found that in my own bowl, I preferred just stirring in some of the horseradish sour cream. Very appetizing and satisfying of a rather large appetite, that day.

Pretty good but I would make some changes the next time. I think I would prefer the texture with shredded potatoes and beets. I did add shredded carrots and it was a good addition.

Pretty good but I would make some changes the next time. I think I would prefer the texture with shredded potatoes and beets. I did add shredded carrots and it was a good addition.

We really enjoyed this. It's not as good as my mom's Borscht, but it made a quick and yummy version. I doubled it and made the following changes: (for doubled recipe) used 2 cups beef broth, used 3 cans of beets with their juice, and 4 potatoes. I didn't use horseradish. My son thought that a bit of fried bacon bits would have been a nice addition on top.