The most delicious Ukrainian borscht: remember three main tips

Homemade borscht is one of the most delicious and nutritious Ukrainian dishes that every housewife prepares in her own way. To make it rich and bright red, cooks advise adding lemon juice.

On Instagram, Volodymyr Yaroslavskyi shared main secrets for making delicious and hearty borscht.

Ingredients:

• 60 g of carrots
• 100 g of onion
• 40 g of celery stalk
• 30 g of bell pepper
• 50 g of oil
• 240 g of beetroot
• 380 g of tomatoes in their own juice
• 5 g of apple or wine cider
• 1,500 g (1800g) of broth
• 200 g of white cabbage
• 200 g of potatoes
• 200 g of boiled beans
• bay leaf, dry oregano, black and allspice, a little smoked paprika and chili pepper
• salt
• 20-25 g of sugar
• 50 g of lard
• 20 g of garlic
• parsley and onions
• sour cream

The secrets of cooking:

1. Be sure to prepare a rich and tasty broth. Beef ribs will do.

2. Cut all the vegetables into half-strips so that the borscht is not like porridge and so that the vegetables fit into the spoon and do not splash around.

3. Do not spare spices and be sure to add tomatoes in their own juice.