Liliya’s Borscht

Name: Liliya’s Borscht
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, Eastern European
Ingredients: 2-3 large beets, peeled and chopped in slivers or cubes; 2-3 large potatoes, peeled and chopped in cubes; 2 long carrots, peeled and chopped (OPTIONAL); ½ cabbage head, shredded; ½ onion, peeled and sliced; 3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped large; 1 6oz can of garlic tomato paste ~or~ 3tbsp ketchup; 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 tbsp garlic powder; 2 tbsp salt; 2 tbsp chicken seasoning (or 1 tbsp beef seasoning, I prefer chicken) (optional - I forgot it when I made it for y'all lol); 1 unopened can of butter beans (add at the end of cook time) - OR 1-1½ cups of uncooked white beans; 3 tbsp ketchup or lemon juice

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:40min

This is my friend’s recipe who grew up in Ukraine. There are a lot of optional additives that you can do or not do depending on what you have on hand.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:39:54 GMT

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Ingredients

6 servings

2beets

large, peeled and chopped in slivers or cubes

2potatoes

large, peeled and chopped in cubes

2carrots

long, peeled and chopped, OPTIONAL

0.5 headcabbage

shredded

0.5onion

peeled and sliced

3 clovesgarlic

peeled and chopped large

1 x 6 ozcan of garlic tomato paste

or~ 3tbsp ketchup

1 Tbspapple cider vinegar

2 Tbspgarlic powder

2 Tbspsalt

2 Tbspchicken seasoning

or 1 tbsp beef seasoning, I prefer chicken, optional - I forgot it when I made it for y'all lol

1can of butter beans

unopened, add at the end of cook time, OR 1-1 1/2 cups of uncooked white beans

3 Tbspketchup

or lemon juice

Instructions

Step 1

turn the instapot on. Once you chop everything you just add it on top of the beans and add water to above the veggies.

Step 2

1 cup dried mushrooms, or fresh mushrooms cooked separately, optional

Step 3

Place all ingredients in the instapot and fill water up to cover the added ingredients (you can add more, if desired). Turn pot to soup, 30-40 minutes.

Step 4

Seal (don't forget the ring) and let cook about 30 minutes.

Step 5

Once finished cooking, add the can of butter beans or mushrooms if you cooked them separately.

Step 6

Add sour cream (or McCormick lime mayo) and croutons to individual plates, as wanted.