Grandma'S Borscht

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb. chuck steak
  • 1 lb. stew meat
  • 2 Tbsp. salt
  • 5 cloves garlic, crushed or chopped fine
  • 1 large parsnip, chopped
  • 2 large carrots, chopped or sliced
  • 1 large leek, chopped
  • several stems fresh dill weed
  • 1 medium head cabbage, chopped coarsely

Instructions

  1. In a large soup pot, boil meats and 2 tablespoons salt in 1 gallon of water.
  2. Skim top.
  3. Add garlic, parsnip, carrots, leek and dill. Boil for another hour.
  4. Remove meat to use for pirozhki or another meal. Add to the pot the cabbage, tomato paste and liquid from the can of beets.
  5. Boil for 1 more hour.
  6. Cut the beets and add just before serving.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

265 kcal 13% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 11.2g 22% DV
Total Fat 8.5g 11% DV
Carbs 38.8g 14% DV
Fiber 8.1g 29% DV
Sugar 14.9g 30% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 9947.8mg 100% DV
Potassium 1197.8mg 25% DV
Cholesterol 18.5mg 6% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 990mcg 100% DV
Vitamin C 31.9mg 35% DV
Vitamin D 0.4mcg 2% DV
Calcium 140.3mg 11% DV
Iron 5.1mg 28% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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