Grandpa's Beet Borscht

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- Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
Directions
1 lb of fresh beets (about 8)Juice of 1 large lemonPinch of salt (less than 1/4 tsp)1/2 tsp sugar----------------------++ optional sour cream to garnish with Not Calculated into nutrition information
Wash beets, if they have the tops on Leave Them.
Place washed beets in in a 2 quart or bigger pot. Cover with 2 inches of cold water.
Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until beets are fork tender.
Remove from heat. Allow to chill, place cool pot in fridge to chill further. Once the beets are chilled place them with small amounts of the cooking liquid into the blender and puree. Alternating beets and liquid until all of the liquid and the beets have been pureed. (If you have a food processor use that instead. If neither mash by hand.)
***Caution*** make sure the lid on you tool of choice stays on firmly. Trust me you don't want borscht exploded across your kitchen.
Serve chilled.
++ Optional add a dollop of Sour Cream as garnish
(not covered in the nutrition info for this recipe.)
Serving Size:�makes about 5 1 cup servings
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MGARREN.
Place washed beets in in a 2 quart or bigger pot. Cover with 2 inches of cold water.
Bring to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until beets are fork tender.
Remove from heat. Allow to chill, place cool pot in fridge to chill further. Once the beets are chilled place them with small amounts of the cooking liquid into the blender and puree. Alternating beets and liquid until all of the liquid and the beets have been pureed. (If you have a food processor use that instead. If neither mash by hand.)
***Caution*** make sure the lid on you tool of choice stays on firmly. Trust me you don't want borscht exploded across your kitchen.
Serve chilled.
++ Optional add a dollop of Sour Cream as garnish
(not covered in the nutrition info for this recipe.)
Serving Size:�makes about 5 1 cup servings
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MGARREN.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 60.4
- Total Fat: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 133.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 13.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
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