Зелений борщ

Green Borshch 

That is probbably one of my favourite type of Borshch. I remember that in my childhood my Mom was making this Borshch mostly in summer because that was the season when sorrel appeared in market. And sorrel is actually the main ingredient of this dish. So how to make a delicious green borshch? 

Ingredients (for 4-5 liters of water): 

Pork ribs - 500-700 gr. 

Rice - 2/3 of cup 

2 Onions 

1 Carrot 

8-10 Potatoes 

2 Big bunches of sorrel 

2 Eggs 

2 Bunches of green onions

Parsley, dill, cilantro - to taste 

1 Bay leaf

Salt, pepper to taste 

Step 1: First let's make meat broth with pork ribs. Wash the ribs and put it into cold water. Add one whole onion. So that it does not fall apart during cooking, do not cut off the upper tail of the bulb. Wait until the water start boiling. You shoul control it until it boils, because you should remove the foam which appears because of the ribs. In case if you miss the moment when the water boils and do not remove the foam, the broth will be turbid and greasy. After boiling, salt it to taste and make the temperature lower and leave it for about 1.5 hour. After the broth is ready, remove the onion and throw it away. While the broth is being boiling you can make frying.

Step 2: Make frying. Finely chop the onion and add coarsely grated carrots.

Step 3: Scoop some broth into a cup and let it cool.

Step 4: Add rice into the broth. Let it boil.

Step 5: Peel and cut the potatoes (approximately 3x3 cm in size). Add the potatoes to the broth immediately after the rice is boiled. Let it boil.

Step 6: Wash and cut the sorrel. Put it into a broth immediately after the potato is boiled.

Step 7: Beat the eggs with a fork and mix with the cool broth you poured into the cup (see step 3). Do not mix eggs with the hot broth until you mix it with cool broth. After that put this egg mixture into teh pot. Stir while pouring the mixture.

Step 8: Add frying.

Step 9: Add green onion, parsley, dill and cilantro. Let it boil for about 2 min.

Step 10: Add black pepper and bay leaf.

Green Borshch is ready!

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