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If you want to have a real family dinner, prepare borscht with chicken for the first. I advise you to buy a homemade bird, yellow and well-fed. From store-bought borscht does not turn out rich, even if you cook it in meat broth.
Ingredients
Step-by-step cooking recipe
Chop the chicken, rinse under running water and boil for 15 minutes.
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Change the water, add allspice and cook for 1 hour over low heat.
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Peel and chop the beets, potatoes, and onions. Chop the cabbage into small strips, grate the carrots.
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Fry onions and carrots in vegetable oil until golden brown.
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Add the beets and continue cooking for 5-7 minutes, stirring constantly.
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Mix tomato paste, 250 ml of hot broth and pour into a frying pan. Simmer all together for 15 minutes.
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Pour potatoes, cabbage and roast into a saucepan with meat. Boil for 10 minutes after boiling.
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Add salt, squeeze garlic through a press and turn it off. Insist borscht under the lid for 20 minutes.
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