Simple Borscht

9 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup beetroot, peeled and chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon caster sugar
  • 4 cups beef stock
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 lemon, juice of

Directions

  1. 1
    Melt butter in a large pan over a gentle heat and slowly sweat the beet root, onion, carrot and garlic, turning the vegetables over in the butter.
  2. 2
    Add the sugar and stock to the pan, season with a few grinds of pepper, bring the soup to a simmer and cook for about 40 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
  3. 3
    Using a blender, blend the soup until it is entirely smooth, then add the lemon juice and salt to taste.

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