Poltava Borscht

⏳ Time

3 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

For Poltava borscht, you can use duck or goose meat; as a last resort, chicken meat can be used, but the taste will not be quite the same.

Ingredients

Duck - 2 lbs
Onion - 2 heads
Carrot - 2 pieces
Bay leaf - 1 piece
Green peppercorns - 12 pieces
Beetroot - 21.2 oz
White Cabbage - 28.2 oz
Potato - 28.2 oz
Passata Tomato Sauce - 7.1 oz
Vinegar essence - 1 tablespoon
Wheat Flour - 9.2 oz
Chicken Egg - 1 piece
Garlic - to taste
Herbs - to taste
Sour Cream - to taste
Vegetable Oil - 2 fl oz
Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Salt - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Place the duck meat in a pot with 3 liters of water, bring to a boil, skim off the foam, reduce the heat, and simmer for 1.5 to 2 hours, adding an onion, a carrot, a bay leaf, and some whole peppercorns.

Step 3

Cut the beets into strips and sauté in vegetable oil for 30 minutes, adding a little water along with tomato paste, vinegar, and sugar to taste.

Step 4

Julienne the carrot and onion, then sauté them in vegetable oil.

Step 5

For the dumplings, add salt to 125 ml of boiling water and mix in the flour, stirring well until combined and then let it cool. Add an egg and mix thoroughly.

Step 6

Boil water in a pot, generously season it with salt, and use a teaspoon to drop portions of the dough into the water. Cook the dumplings until they float to the surface, then drain them in a colander.