Universal borscht dressings for any occasion

Borscht is a real art. It is a dish that is often cooked in Ukraine and even abroad. There are a lot of cooking options. Even if you use the same ingredients, the taste is different. However, to prepare this dish, you need to do a lot: peel beets, prepare a large amount of vegetables, cook meat, etc. Many housewives use ready-made dressing in their borscht to save time and still make a really tasty dish.

Today the FoodOboz editorial team is sharing a selection of versatile borscht dressings that are easy to prepare and can be stored for a long time.

Vegetable-based

Ingredients:

• tomato juice - 5 liters
• carrots - 1 kg
• onions - 1 kg
• red pepper - 1 kg
• refined vegetable oil - 0.5
• parsley - a bunch
• salt - to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Make tomatojuice: beat them with a blender or pass through a meat grinder and boil for 15 minutes.
2. Add carrots and cook for 15 minutes.
3. Add onions and for 15 minutes.
4. Add pepper and cook for 10 minutes.
5. Add oil and parsley and cook for 5 minutes.
6. Put in sterilized jars and close with lids.

It is better to use 0.5-liter jars because this is the volume for one borscht. This amount of ingredients makes 6 liters of dressing.

Beet

Ingredients:

• onion - 1 kg
• carrots - 1 kg
• beetroot - 3 kg
• tomato paste - 300 g
• salt - 3 tbsp
• sugar - 2 tbsp
• 9% vinegar - 3 tbsp
• oil

Method of preparation:

1. Finely chop the onion and grate the carrots and beets on a medium grater.
2. Fry the onion in vegetable oil.
3. Fry the carrots and beets separately. Put everything in a saucepan, add tomato paste, salt, sugar and 1-2 cups of water. Cook on low heat for 1 hour, stirring constantly. Add the vinegar 5 minutes before it is ready.
4. Put the dressing into sterilized jars and close with lids. Turn the jars over and cover with a blanket to cool.

This volume of products makes 4 liters of dressing.

Without boiling or sterilization

Ingredients:

• carrots -1 kg
• onions - 1 kg
• tomatoes - 1 kg
• bell pepper - 300-400 g
• parsley and dill - a bunch
• salt - 700 g

Method of preparation:

1. Wash vegetables and herbs thoroughly.
2. Clean the peppers. Finely chop the herbs (dill and parsley). Grate the carrots. Cut tomatoes, onions and peppers into small cubes.
3. Mix everything and add salt. Put into clean jars and close with lids. Store in the refrigerator.