Hot Borscht (Beef)

Name: Hot Borscht (Beef)
Ingredients: Broth; 1-2 lbs beef (optional, but if you want it, use brisket, chuck, shank, or stew meat); 2 tbsp oil; 1 onion (peeled and halved); 1 carrot (cut into chunks); 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp peppercorns; water; 1 onion (chopped); 4 cloves (garlic, chopped); 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 quart chicken stock (water, and/or kvass); 3 beets (peeled and grated); 1 carrot (peeled and grated); 1/2 cabbage (grated or chopped fine); 2 tbsp red wine vinegar or beet kvass; 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 tbsp sugar; salt; pepper; 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill

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The borscht I remember eating on a cold night at Gorky’s was vegetarian, and I include that as a variation. The one below is fortified with deeply browned and t

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Ingredients

Broth
1-2 lbs beef (optional, but if you want it, use brisket, chuck, shank, or stew meat)
2 tbsp oil
1 onion (peeled and halved)
1 carrot (cut into chunks)
2 bay leaves
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp peppercorns
water
1 onion (chopped)
4 cloves (garlic, chopped)
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 quart chicken stock (water, and/or kvass)
3 beets (peeled and grated)
1 carrot (peeled and grated)
1/2 cabbage (grated or chopped fine)
2 tbsp red wine vinegar or beet kvass
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp sugar
salt
pepper
2 tbsp chopped fresh dill