Vegetarian Borshcht
(from go_romanovs’s recipe box)
There are tons of recipes out there that’s just the way we make it here ;)
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Categories: Russian, vegan, vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 cup of lima beans soaked overnight.
- 1 small beet
- 1 large carrot
- 1 large onion
- 1 can of tomato paste or 2 medium tomatoes blended into a puree
- 2 large potatoes
- 1 large bunch of leafy greens
- 1/2 of a head of white cabbage
- 1 bunch of dill or parsley
- 2 large cloves of garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
Directions
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cut up the beet into small sticks and boil them with the beans until they start loosing color.
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Add carrots and tomatoe paste, salt to taste.
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Scrub the potatoes cut them up in medium size cubes or slices and throw them in.
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Fry up the onion until golden brown and add it to the pot together with the oil.
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Simmer until the beans and potatoes are done.
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Cut up your greens and cabbage into long thing wedges, put them in the pot, cover and cook until they lose some of their crunch, for about 5-10 min.
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Throw in some freshly cut up parsley or dill, green onions and crushed garlic.
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Serve with some freshly baked whole wheat bread. Add a teaspoon of sour cream in the bowl and for an extra umph – a qual egg or a half of a boiled chicken egg.