Spinach Borscht

"With the nice fresh spinach that is available, this Borscht makes for a great meal almost by itself. My Mother provided me with a spinach soup recipe some 55 years ago. I made several modifications and additions to enhance the flavor."
 
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Ready In:
52mins
Ingredients:
21
Serves:
20-22
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large cooking pot, add tomatoes including liquid, carrots, beets and green peppers.
  • Cut 3 potatoes into quarters and add to cooking pot.
  • Cover and bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add chicken broth, 12 cups of water, chicken soup base and salt and bring to boil.
  • Reduce heat, cover and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
  • Remove potatoes and green peppers into a bowl and mash.
  • Add 1/4 cup of butter and whipping cream and mix well; set aside.
  • In the meantime, in a frying pan, melt the remaining 1/4 cup of butter, then add onions, garlic, cauliflower, broccoli florets, celery and sauté for 4 minutes.
  • Cube the remaining potato into 1/2 inch cubes and add to cooking pot; cover and bring to boil and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Add 1/2 of the potato mixture, 1/2 of the sautéed onion/cauliflower/broccoli mixture, chopped spinach, red pepper, dill weed and black pepper; cover and bring to boil.
  • Add the remaining potato mixture, sautéed onion/cauliflower/broccoli mixturre and frozen small peas; stir well and bring to boil, about 3 minutes.
  • Just at the boiling point, remove cooking pot from heat.
  • Adjust seasonings to taste.
  • Let Borscht sit for about 15 minutes before serving.
  • Serve hot.
  • Refrigerate any unused portions of Borscht.

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I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%. From Uncle Bill's Kitchen contains tried-and-true, tested, easy to follow reipes for both novice and experienced cooks. You'll find old Russian, Ukrainian, and other ethnic favorites, along with modern West Coast dishes. The Nutrient Analysis will please the health conscious. Uncle Bill's favorite recipes will reward efforts of the most creative cook and provide the family with many tantalizing, healthful meals. I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ. I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
 
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