Naval borscht is something special. I got his recipe from my sailor uncle and it is our favorite of all borschts.
Navy-style borscht ingredients:
beef knee – 900 g
smoked hunting sausages – 120 g
breast – 200 g
cabbage – half a medium head
potatoes – 4 pcs
carrot – 3 pcs
onions – 2 pcs
I take more beets for borscht – 2 pcs
garlic head
tomato paste – 100 g
sugar – 1 tablespoon
vinegar (apple) – 1 teaspoon
greens with salt – to taste
vegetable oil – 3 tablespoons.
Preparation:
Step 1.
For a delicious dish “navy borscht” a delicious borscht I will have beef knee, smoked sausages, brisket.
For borscht, I pour cold water into a pot in the naval style, put the bone and meat in it.
I put a bunch of dried green stalks on top, added carrots and onions.
Brought to a boil, removed all the foam. Covered with a lid, reduced the heat and cooked for one and a half hours.
Step 2.
I take the meat out of the pot, remove the bones and cut it into pieces. I throw away carrots and onions. For navy borscht, I cut the smoked sausage and brisket into small cubes and put them in a pot together with the meat. Bring to a boil.
Step 3.
The second feature of navy borscht is the cut.
I cut cabbage into cubes, potatoes into cubes, onions and carrots into half rings, and beets into slices a little less than a centimeter thick.
Step 4.
I put the beets cut into strips in a thick-walled pan, add tomato paste, sugar, a little water, sprinkle with vinegar and simmer for 10 minutes.
I lightly fry carrots and onions for delicious borscht.
Step 5.
I put the cabbage in the boiling broth, after 5 minutes – the potatoes and boil everything together for 10-15 minutes.
Then I add stewed beets, sautéed vegetables, greens, season with finely chopped garlic.
I cook everything together for another five minutes. Navy-style borscht is ready! Delicious!