Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

Kateryna YagovychLS Food
Recipe for borscht with cherries. Source: Freepik

Cherries can be used to make not only jam, dumplings or compotes but also borscht. With this ingredient, the popular dish becomes very spicy and has a light and natural sourness. You will be pleasantly surprised by the new taste. It is a great alternative to vinegar, which is added to give the dish a rich red color.

The idea of cooking borscht with cherries was published on the Instagram page of Svitlana Levytska (lanas_diet).

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

Ingredients:

  • beef ribs - 0.5 kg
  • young beets - 5 small ones
  • onion - 1 pc.
  • carrot - 1 pc.
  • potatoes - 5 pcs.
  • tomatoes - 5 pcs.
  • bell pepper - 1 pc.
  • cabbage - 0.5 pcs.
  • drilled cherries - 300 g
  • boiled beans - 50 g (if you like, you can use more)
  • salt, pepper
  • vegetable oil - 2 tbsp.
Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

Method of preparation:

1. Cover the ribs with cold water and cook the broth for about an hour and a half.

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

2. Chop the vegetables randomly.

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

3. Add the raw onion.

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

4. Then carrots.

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

5. Leave to brew.

6. Pour oil into the pan, add beets, and leave to simmer under the lid until softened.

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

7. Stir occasionally to prevent the vegetable from burning.

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

8. Add the bell pepper and tomatoes.

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

9. Stew a little more and add pitted cherries.

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

10. While the cherries are stewing, add potatoes, cabbage, and beans to the broth. Add salt when it's boiling a little. To make the cabbage crispy, add it at the end.

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

11. Add peppercorns, allspice, the beet-cherry roast, and leave to simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

12. Serve with sour cream and herbs.

Delicious borscht with cherries: when to add this special ingredient

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