Borscht with meat in a slow cooker
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It’s easy to cook borscht with meat in a slow cooker. And the result is almost like coming out of a Russian oven!
Cooking borscht is creativity. Every housewife has her own recipe for signature borscht. They say that borscht cooked in a slow cooker tastes like borscht cooked in a Russian oven. Unfortunately, I have not tried this soup cooked in a Russian oven, but I can definitely say that it turned out very tasty in a slow cooker.
Prepare the necessary products.
Ингредиенты
Water – 3 l
Beef brisket – 0.5 kg
Beetroot - 1 pc.
Carrots – 1 pc.
Onions – 1-2 pcs.
Potatoes – 0.5 kg
Bell pepper – 1-2 pcs.
Tomato paste – 2-3 tbsp.
Tomatoes – 3-4 pcs.
Cabbage – 200 g
Garlic – 2-3 cloves
Bay leaf – 2 pcs.
Allspice – 3-4 pcs.
Peppercorns – 3-4 pcs.
Seasonings (paprika, for borscht) - to taste
Vegetable oil - for frying
Salt - to taste
Greens (parsley, dill) – a small bunch
Рецепт
1. Cut the brisket into small pieces. Turn the multicooker to “Fry” mode and fry the meat in vegetable oil for 20 minutes, turning occasionally.
2. Pour water over the meat. Add a whole onion. Close the multicooker lid. Turn on the “Soup” mode and cook for 1.5-2 hours.
3. Peel beets, carrots and potatoes. Grate the carrots and beets on a coarse grater.
4. Cut the potatoes into small cubes.
5. Cut the bell pepper in half. Remove seeds and cut into strips.
6. Place the beets, carrots, potatoes and bell peppers in the multicooker bowl and continue cooking in the “Soup” mode for another 1 hour. Chop the cabbage and also add it to the multicooker bowl.
7. 5 minutes before readiness, add tomato paste, tomatoes twisted or chopped in a blender, bay leaves, allspice and hot peppercorns, garlic and seasonings to taste to the borscht. Add some salt.
8. Chop the greens. Add it to the borscht at the very last minute.
9. They say that the longer the borscht sits, the tastier it is. This does not apply to borscht cooked in a slow cooker, since it is delicious right away. Serve it with sour cream, garlic and black bread.
10. Bon appetit!