I have been making your recipe for borscht from one of your cookbooks for many, many years. I made a LARGE pot for us in early October. Your original recipe called for a can of diced tomatoes or for 2 cups of fresh tomatoes but your newer recipe omits the tomatoes. I made it without the tomatoes and after tasting the first few spoonfuls felt like something was missing so I went back and looked at the old recipe and saw the tomatoes. I added a can of tomatoes to the soup left in the pot and then it tasted right to me. It is one of our favorite fall soups. I had gotten all the veggies for it at the last farmers' market of the fall.
Thanks so much for writing, Wendy. I chose lemon juice this time because it added just the acidity I wanted. Local lemons! Next time I may use canned tomatoes. Local tomatoes vary a lot in flavor. The beets are great.
I love borsch! 💛 Interesting that you cut carrots and beetroot. I always grate it and never saw it cut like that. Wondering if it makes difference for the taste.
I have been making your recipe for borscht from one of your cookbooks for many, many years. I made a LARGE pot for us in early October. Your original recipe called for a can of diced tomatoes or for 2 cups of fresh tomatoes but your newer recipe omits the tomatoes. I made it without the tomatoes and after tasting the first few spoonfuls felt like something was missing so I went back and looked at the old recipe and saw the tomatoes. I added a can of tomatoes to the soup left in the pot and then it tasted right to me. It is one of our favorite fall soups. I had gotten all the veggies for it at the last farmers' market of the fall.
Thanks so much for writing, Wendy. I chose lemon juice this time because it added just the acidity I wanted. Local lemons! Next time I may use canned tomatoes. Local tomatoes vary a lot in flavor. The beets are great.
I love borsch! 💛 Interesting that you cut carrots and beetroot. I always grate it and never saw it cut like that. Wondering if it makes difference for the taste.
Unfortunately my husband is not a fan of beets in any form, otherwise this looks delightful. Glad you are recovering from Covid---us as well!
I do Not Like beets AT ALL but borscht is amazing and this is my favorite soup.
I’m very happy that you and borscht are friends. 😃
I puree any leftovers for a delectable creamy borscht...
Now that sounds divine. I may do that tonight! Thanks, Kitty
Just the thing for a frosty November day. Can't beat it, really. Gotta run to the store now to get me some beets!
Jon Jackson