Hearty Ham Borscht Recipes

Steps:

• Place ham bone and water in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. Remove ham bone; allow to cool. , Remove meat from bone and cut into bite-size pieces; discard bone. Return meat to kettle. Add ham, beets, pork and beans, soup, peas, carrots, beans, onion and dill. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Garnish with sour cream if desired.

Steps:

• To a large pot (I use 8qts), add the meat and enough water to fill up the pot to halfway.
• Remove all froth that comes up from the meat.
• Continue to boil on med-high until no more froth comes up.
• Reduce heat to low and add consomme mix, whole onion, dill, beats, cabbage, and tomato sauce.
• Fill with water, cover partially with lid, and let cook for 90min.
• After that hour and a half of cooking, make sure meat is soft - then add the carrots, and squeeze all the juice you can possible juice from the lemons into the soup.
• You can add the rice and/or potatoes at this point, if you like.
• Cook, partially covered, for another 30-45 minutes, until making sure the potatoes and carrots are tender, and the rice (if you put any in) is ready.
• The soup is great on day 1, but tastes much better on days 2-3.
• Enjoy the soup while it's very hot.

Steps:

• Place oxtail, onions, carrots, cabbage, celery, barley, onion soup mix, dill, cinnamon, bay leaf, and water in a large slow cooker. Cook on low until meat is tender, about 5 hours.
• Remove meat and bones from slow cooker; cool on a plate until easily handled, about 10 minutes. Cut meat into small pieces; return meat to the soup and discard bones. Skim off any fat from soup; remove bay leaf.
• Stir beets and beet greens into soup; cook on low until beets are tender, about 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper; top each bowl with about 1 tablespoon sour cream to serve.

Steps:

• In a large kettle or Dutch oven, place water, potato, parsnip, tomato sauce, beet liquid, carrot, onion, vinegar, bouillon granules, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil cover and cook over medium-low heat 20 minutes.Stir in chopped beets, cabbage, and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf.Garnish each serving with a spoonful of sour cream and sprinkle with dill or parsley.NOTE: If desired, add 1 cup diced, cooked lean beef roast or round steak with cabbage for a heartier soup.

Steps:

• 1. In a large kettle or Dutch oven, place water, potato, parsnip, tomato sauce, beet liquid, carrot, onion, vinegar, bouillon granules, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil cover and cook over medium-low heat 20 minutes.2. Stir in chopped beets, cabbage, and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf.3. Garnish each serving with a spoonful of sour cream and sprinkle with dill or parsley.NOTE: If desired, add 1 cup diced, cooked lean beef roast or round steak with cabbage for a heartier soup.

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a slow cooker. Simmer on high ( about 4 to six hours) until vegetables are tender stirring occasionally. Serve hot with a dollop of plain fat-free yogurt, extra parsley seasoning and either oyster crackers or rye bread. Enjoy!