In fact, cold borsch with pickled beets is okroshka, which is made not from a standard set of products, but using unusual ingredients. It is worth noting that such a soup perfectly satisfies hunger and thirst in hot summer weather. In this regard, it is especially popular among lovers of light and healthy dishes.
How to cook cold borsch with pickled beets
Essential Ingredients:
- fresh leeks - a large bunch;
- large chicken egg - 3 pcs.;
- kefir 1% - 450 ml;
- small fresh cucumber - 4-5 pcs;
- medium-sized fresh radish - 9-10 pcs.;
- calf meat without fat - 200 g;
- ready pickled beets - 2 faceted glasses;
- parsley and dill - half the bunch;
- mineral water (possible without gas) - 1 l;
- mustard - 1 dessert spoon ;
- ground black pepper - a couple of pinches.
The process of processing the main ingredients
Before making such an easy cold dish, you should definitely take care of the presence of a canned product in the house. It can be prepared independently and purchased in a store. At the same time, pickled beets for cold borsch should be chopped into thin sticks or chopped on a coarse grater.
In addition to red vegetable, summer soup includes other ingredients. Boil the calf meat and chicken eggs, separate the yolks and squirrels in different dishes, and chop the meat product into small cubes.
Cooking process
To make
cold borsch with pickled beets not only hearty and tasty, but also beautiful, you need to process each ingredient carefully and strictly according to the recipe. Yolks should be mashed with a small spoon, and then add mustard and finely chopped leek to them. After this, it is necessary to mix 1% kefir, black pepper and salt in a separate bowl, and then pour it into
mustard sauce and mix thoroughly.
Mash the squirrels in a bowl with a fork and add finely chopped fresh cucumbers, radishes, dill, parsley, boiled meat and pickled beets to them. All components should be mixed, and then pour the previously prepared kefir and egg yolk sauce to them. In this case, cold borsch with pickled beets should turn out a little thick. To thin it slightly, it is recommended to use chilled mineral water. However, this should be done before serving directly.
Proper serving for dinner
It is advisable to serve pickled beetroot soup to guests or family members only in a cold form. After all, such a dish should not only saturate a person, but also quench his thirst. It is also worth noting that, if desired, fatty sour cream or mayonnaise can also be served with chilled soup.
Useful Tips
1. If such a cold dish is not prepared in the summer, then instead of fresh cucumbers, it is recommended to use salted or pickled. They will make the soup more satisfying.
2. Canned pickled beets can be added not only to a cold first course, but also to ordinary borsch from beef, potatoes, cabbage, etc.