Borscht

This one takes a bit of chopping or grating, but it's SO worth it.

1-2 beets
1 small onion
1 medium potato
1 carrot
1 celery stalk
1 cup red cabbage
2 cups vegetable stock
1 cup crushed tomatoes
2 cups water
1/2 tsp dill
1/2 tsp caraway seeds
black pepper, to taste
2-3 tbsp sugar
1-2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (I used balsamic and it was good too)

Grate all the vegetables and place them in a pot with the stock, tomatoes, water, dill, caraway seeds and pepper.
My recipe said to use a food processor to do the grating, which would probably save a lot of time, but alas... I used a little grater for most of it and just chopped up the onion and celery. It was actually kind of relaxing :)









Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until vegetables are very soft, about 25-40 minutes. I let this boil for about 50-60 minutes, because I am easily distracted, but you can never go wrong letting a soup meld longer than it tells you to.

Add sugar and vinegar, and simmer another 5 minutes, then taste to see if you like it, and adjust sugar and/or vinegar if you need to.








Mmm, look at that color!