What kind of tomato sauce should be used for borscht? How to make borscht delicious

Borscht is a thick vegetable soup originated in Ukraine. Borscht is mostly made of beets, and is often boiled with potatoes, carrots, spinach, beef cubes, cream, etc. It is very sour, sweet and nutritious. It can be eaten by men, women, young and old. Do you like to drink this soup?

Contents of this article

1. What kind of tomato sauce is used for borscht?

2. How to make borscht delicious

3. Is authentic borscht made mainly of beef or pork?

What tomato sauce to use for borscht

Borscht can be made with ordinary tomato sauce and tomato paste sold in supermarkets. Both tomato sauce and tomato paste are indispensable in borscht. Tomato sauce is a raw sauce that needs to be stir-fried to make the soup richer, while tomato paste is a cooked sauce to increase the flavor.

How to make delicious borscht

Main ingredients: 1 pound of beef, one cabbage, 1 potato, 2 carrots, and 2 tomatoes for soup.

Key ingredients: 1 large onion, 2 Chinese celery, 1 to 4 green peppers, 100 grams of tomato sauce.

Ingredients: ginger, cooking wine, salt, oil, light soy sauce (about 10 ml), and pepper.

Preparation method:

1. Cut the beef into pieces, add cooking wine, ginger and water (about 1200 ml), and simmer until 80% cooked.

2. Chop onion into shreds, dice celery, add oil and stir-fry until fragrant.

3. Add cabbage (cut into pieces), potatoes, carrots, tomatoes (all cut into small pieces) and green peppers (cut into small cubes), stir-fry together, and then add to the beef soup.

4. After the soup boils, simmer over low heat for 1 hour. Then add salt, tomato sauce, pepper, and light soy sauce, stir well, and simmer for another half an hour.

Is authentic borscht made with beef or pork?

The main ingredient of borscht is beef.

Borscht is a thick vegetable soup originated in Ukraine. Borscht is mostly made of beets, and is often boiled with potatoes, carrots, spinach, beef chunks, cream, etc., so it is purple-red in color. In some places, tomatoes are the main ingredient and beets are the auxiliary ingredients. There are also orange borscht and green borscht with tomato sauce but no beets.