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Montreal Russian Borscht

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Montreal Russian borscht was a prize winner in Montreal, Canada's Russian community

Ingredients

  • 7 litres water
  • 1 can stewed tomatoes, or an equivalent amount of fresh tomatoes
  • 1 small can tomato paste
  • Sugar to taste
  • Salt, to taste
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 1–2 cloves garlic
  • 5–6 medium beets, peeled and julienned
  • 3 medium carrots, peeled and julienned
  • 1 potato, julienned (optional) (optional)
  • ½ large white cabbage, shredded

Instructions

  1. 1
    Fill large stock pot with water. Add can stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, salt, onion, garlic, and beets, and boil for 20 minutes.
  2. 2
    Add carrots, cabbage, and potato.
  3. 3
    Return to a boil and cook for 1.5 hours
Category
Soups
Cuisine
Russian

Dietary Information

Vegan

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Montreal_Russian_Borscht