Borsch-Style Stew Recipe
Ingredients
| Beef short ribs | 2 Pound, cut up | |
| Carrots | 4 , sliced (Around 2 Cups) | |
| Turnips | 3 , peeled, sliced, and cut in strips (Around 1.5 Cups) | |
| Celery ribs | 3 , sliced (Around 1 Cup) | |
| Onion | 1 Medium, sliced (Around 1 Cup) | |
| Tomato paste | 6 Ounce | |
| Salt | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Pepper | 1⁄4 Teaspoon | |
| Water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Vinegar | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Beets | 2 Medium, peeled, sliced, and cut in strips (Around 2 Cups) | |
| Head cabbage | 1 Small, cut into 6 wedges | |
| Dairy sour cream | 1 Tablespoon |
Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 729 Calories from Fat 503
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 56 g86%
Saturated Fat 24.3 g121.3%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 116 mg38.7%
Sodium 1247.1 mg52%
Total Carbohydrates 32 g10.6%
Dietary Fiber 8.2 g32.6%
Sugars 20.2 g
Protein 26 g52.4%
Vitamin A 148.1% Vitamin C 74.6%
Calcium 10.7% Iron 20%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
Directions
In 4 1/2-quart Dutch oven brown ribs on all sides; drain.
Add carrots, turnips, celery, and onion.
Blend the 4 cups water with tomato paste, salt, and pepper; pour over meat and vegetables in Dutch oven.
Cover; bake at 350° for 2 hours.
Skim off fat.
Combine the 1 cup water, sugar, and vinegar; stir into meat mixture.
Add beets; place cabbage wedges atop mixture, pushing partially into liquid.
Cover; bake 1/2 hours more.
Pass sour cream to spoon atop.
Crockery cooker directions: Use ingredients as above except use only 3 cups water.
Trim ribs as above; brown and drain.
Place carrots, turnips, celery, onion, and beets in electric slow crockery cooker; top with ribs.
Combine only 3 cups water with tomato.paste, salt, pepper, sugar, and vinegar; mix well.
Pour over ribs.
Cover; cook on low-heat setting 10 to 12 hours.
Skim off fat.
Fifteen minutes before serving stew, cook cabbage wedges in a 3-quart saucepan in a large amount of boiling, salted water till tender, 10 to 12 minutes.
Drain well.
Serve with stew.
Pass sour cream to top each serving.
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