Easter White Borscht

Good Times, Good Food - Holidays and Events

Trying to recreate childhood memory of old Polish dish. Everyone does it differently. This was my first attempt. Garnish with fresh dill sprigs.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1hr5 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Easter White Borscht

Ingredients

9 cups water

3 pounds kielbasa sausage

2 cloves garlic

whole

3 tablespoons butter

2 leeks

chopped

1 white onion

diced

3 cloves garlic

minced

2 bay leaves

1 ½ cups sour cream

¼ cup all-purpose flour

or more as needed

¼ cup chopped fresh dill

2 tablespoons white vinegar

or more to taste

salt and ground black pepper to taste

4 hard-cooked eggs

chopped

Mazurek (Polish Easter Cake)

Holidays and Events

Directions

Step 1

Bring water kielbasa and 2 whole cloves garlic to boil in a large pot; reduce heat to medium and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove sausage and pour liquid into a separate bowl. Cut sausage into cubes.

Step 2

Melt butter over medium heat in the pot used to boil sausage; cook and stir leeks onion and minced garlic until vegetables are tender about 5 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a blender; add about 1/2 cup reserved sausage water and blend until smooth adding more water as needed.

Step 3

Pour vegetable puree and remaining sausage water back into the original pot. Add bay leaves and bring borscht to a simmer over medium heat; remove and discard leaves. Whisk sour cream and flour in a bowl until smooth; gradually whisk into borscht until thickened. Stir dill and vinegar into soup and season with salt and black pepper.

Step 4

Divide cubed sausage and chopped eggs into bowls; ladle borscht over sausage and egg.

Nutritional Information

Easter White Borscht

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 732

% Daily Value *

Protein: 26.4g 53%

Carbohydrates: 15g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 0.8g 3%

Sugars: 4.6g

Fat: 62.6g 96%

Saturated Fat: 24.9g 125%

Cholesterol: 248.8mg 83%

Vitamin A Iu: 1005IU 20%

Niacin Equivalents: 11mg 84%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 28%

Vitamin C: 5.5mg 9%

Folate: 43.1mcg 11%

Calcium: 123.3mg 12%

Iron: 2.5mg 14%

Magnesium: 41.6mg 15%

Potassium: 687.3mg 19%

Sodium: 1637.6mg 66%

Thiamin: 0.5mg 47%

Calories From Fat: 563.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.