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Creamy borscht with lemon

Creamy borscht with lemon

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Russian beef soup, with red cabbage, celery, and beetroot, served with a very cold, lemon-flavored cream.

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Recipe from DavidL, JackPotte, Pythie and 3 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This borscht simmers for two hours with beef, red cabbage, celery, leeks, and mushrooms. The beetroot, added towards the end of cooking, gives it its characteristic color, and it is served with a lemon-infused cream.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time2 hr
  • Resting30 min
  • Total2 hr 40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Calories392 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$27.21 $4.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.78
  • $0.68
  • $0.83
  • $0.90
  • $16.64
  • $5.05
  • $0.59
  • $0.15
  • $1.59

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel and chop the celery, wash and chop the leeks, cabbage, and mushrooms, then cut the beef into cubes. ≈ 8 min
  2. Pour the water into a large pot, add the meat and vegetables, season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, skim off any foam, and reduce the heat.
  3. Cover and let it cook for 2 hours.
  4. Peel the beet, chop it into small pieces, and add it 30 minutes before the end of cooking.
  5. Whisk the cream with the lemon juice. ≈ 4 min
  6. Pour the borscht into a large pot, sprinkle with 20g of chopped parsley, and mix. ≈ 4 min
  7. Serve with the lemon-infused cream, and make sure it’s very cold. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Creamy borscht with lemon

  • 300 g of celery stalks$0.78
  • 2 leeks$0.68
  • 300 g of red cabbage$0.83
  • 200 g of button mushrooms$0.90
  • 1 kg of beef mince$16.64
  • 500 g of cooked beetroot$5.05
  • 15 cl of crème fraîche$0.59
  • Half a lemon$0.15
  • parsley, salt, pepper.$1.59

Total$27.21

that's $4.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Nutrition per serving

Calories392 kcal
Fat19 g
Saturated fat9.4 g
Carbohydrates13.2 g
Sugars11.2 g
Fiber5.9 g
Protein39.5 g
Salt0.59 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2.5 liters of water
  • 300 g of celery stalks
  • 2 leeks
  • 300 g of red cabbage
  • 200 g of button mushrooms
  • 1 kg of beef mince
  • 500 g of cooked beetroot
  • 15 cl of crème fraîche
  • Half a lemon
  • parsley, salt, pepper.

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