Shchavel Borscht (Sorrel Soup)
Schavel (Sorrel) re-grows year after year. In Russia and Ukraine, sorrel is called shchavel' (щавель). Shchaveloviy borscht or Green borsch is a classic Ukrainian soup - we serve it hot with a dollop of sour cream or mayo. You can make it with pork or vegetarian using a good broth. It also freezes w
Ingredients
8 servings
Instructions
- Fill a soup pot with 14 cups water (or water plus chicken broth if not using meat ). Bring to a boil. Then, add meat, 1 Tbsp of salt and simmer pork partially covered for 30 minutes (or chicken for 10 minutes). Use a spoon to skim off any impurities that rise to the top.
- When the timer goes off on your meat, add diced potatoes, 2 bay leaves and lightly boil 15 minutes or until potatoes can be easily pierced with a fork.
- While potatoes are cooking, saute 1 diced onion in 2 Tbsp olive oil over medium heat until golden brown and add to the pot with the soup.
- Next, lightly beat 2 eggs together and stir them into the pot.
- When potatoes are cooked through, stir in Shchavel (Sorrel) and Dill. Return pot to a boil and simmer additional 3-5 minutes or until sorrel is soft. P.S. Adding more sorrel (шавель) will make your soup/borscht more sour.
- Serve hot with optional dollop of sour cream or mayo.
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$6790.00
$6790.00
Per Serving
$849.00/serving
$849.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$13580.00 vs buying!
~$13580.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (83% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| water | 14 cups | - |
| if not using pork | 8 cup | $2084.00 |
| Pork Loin Chops or 1 pound chicken breasts | 2 large | $127.00 |
| salt | 1 tbsp | $3.00 |
| -5 medium potatoes | 4 | $70.00 |
| onion | 1 medium | $50.00 |
| olive oil | 2 tbsp | $42.00 |
| eggs | 2 large | $65.00 |
| Bay Leaves | 2 | $3557.00 |
| Dill | 3 tbsp | - |
| fresh Schavel | 4 cups | $792.00 |
| Sour cream or mayo to serve | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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