Uncle Bill's Simple Vegetable Borscht

"An excellent veggie borscht, low in calories, fat and cholesterol."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 5mins
Ingredients:
22
Serves:
12-14
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large frying pan, melt margarine over medium heat.
  • Add chopped onions, grated carrots, diced green and red peppers and saute' for 5 minutes.
  • Stir in green and red shredded cabbage, grated beet and saute' for 10 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
  • Transfer sautéed vegetables to a large cooking pot.
  • Add water, vegetable broth, cubed potatoes, tomato paste, chopped garlic, bay leaf, crushed peppercorns and bring to boil.
  • Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add cauliflower florets, chopped celery, diced apple, paprika, soy sauce, dill weed and lemon juice and simmer covered for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Remove and discard bay leaf.
  • Adjust seasonings to taste.
  • Let borscht sit for 15 minutes before serving.
  • Refrigerate any unused portion.

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Reviews

  1. Uncle Bill, thanks so much for this delicious recipe. I used onions, carrots, peppers, cabbage, beets and potatoes fresh from my garden! I didn't have any red cabbage, celery, cauliflower or dill, ,but did have a bunch of beets and used them all. I'm sure this soup will be even better with all the required ingredients, but for now it is the best soup I have ever made because I grew all of it! Thanks again.
     
  2. This was my first time to have or make borscht, and it was delicious! It also smelled wonderful while it was cooking. I really enjoyed all the vegetables and spices together. Thanks for sharing this recipe! Also, that's a great picture on your About Me page!
     
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I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%. From Uncle Bill's Kitchen contains tried-and-true, tested, easy to follow reipes for both novice and experienced cooks. You'll find old Russian, Ukrainian, and other ethnic favorites, along with modern West Coast dishes. The Nutrient Analysis will please the health conscious. Uncle Bill's favorite recipes will reward efforts of the most creative cook and provide the family with many tantalizing, healthful meals. I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ. I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
 
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