Buttermilk Beet Soup

Name: Buttermilk Beet Soup
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 1 cup onions chopped; 1/4 cup celery chopped; 1/4 cup celery leaves chopped; 3 cups beets peeled, julienned; 2 cups chicken broth; 1/2 teaspoon red hot pepper sauce; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar; 1 1/2 cups buttermilk; 2 teaspoons dill weed chopped

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 cup onions chopped
1/4 cup celery chopped
1/4 cup celery leaves chopped
3 cups beets peeled, julienned
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon red hot pepper sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 teaspoons dill weed chopped

Directions

1

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan.
2

Add the onions and celery, and saute over medium heat for 10 minutes, or until the celery is soft and golden.
3

Add the celery leaves and cook for 2 minutes longer.
4

Add the remaining ingredients except the buttermilk and dill.
5

Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the beets are tender.
6

Cool.
7

Stir in the buttermilk and dill.
8

Chill thoroughly.