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Barszcz (Polish beetroot soup)
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Barszcz (Polish beetroot soup)

13 ingredients Serves 8 openrecipes

A Polish classic, great hot in winter or cold in summer. For Teresah.....I hope you enjoy this one.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

900
Calories
45g
Protein
18g
Fat
136g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Rye 1 slice (32g) 83
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Water not in our table 0
Soup not in our table 0
Beetroot not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE KWAS
  • 75g wholeleal rye flour
  • 600ml boiled, cooled water
  • 1/4 clove garlic
  • Rinse out an earthenware jar or any non-alluminium container with boiling water. (Note: the alluminium would react with the acidity of the kwas). Put the flour in the jar and mix to a liquid paste with a little of the water. Leave the mixture to settle for a few minutes and then pour on the remainin
  • FOR THE SOUP
  • 2 litres of good beef or vegetable stock
  • 1 onion peeled and chopped
  • 1 bouquet garni
  • 1 can mushrooms or 125g fresh halved
  • 3 uncooked med beetroot, peeled and sliced thickly
  • 300ml kwas
  • 1tsp sugar

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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