Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009

Really great recipe. My husband and daughter took a very large pot of this to their church and served almost 50 people who were all raving about it. They loved that they had brought something unique and they had a blast serving it. We set out each serving with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkling of parsley and some crusty bread alongside. Thanks for sharing!

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cookingmomma

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

Absolutely excellent. My modifications: Hot italian sausage instead of pork sausage chicken stock instead of water double the garlic fresh tomatoes instead of canned fresh yogurt for topping

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Scott

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

Deelicious!! My favorite cabbage soup, I make it slightly different every time but it always turns out excellent. Most authentic. Thanks Patti!!

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Hannah

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

This is the best soup I ever tasted!!! Absolutely delicious!!!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009

Terrific recipe Patti. This is the first season I've grown beets in my garden in Calgary, Alberta, and was trying to figure out what to do with them. I didn't change a thing except cutting back on the liquid so it became more stew than soup, but it was still mighty tasty. Thanks. :)

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IanP

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Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2009

The easiest, most successful borscht I have ever made. I ended up doubling the recipe, and not adding the meat. It was awesome! Will definitely use again!

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Jamie G

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2009

This was great, but I did make a few changes. I shredded the potatoes and carrots, and left out the sausage. I also added dill and caraway seeds. Even my cabbage-hating son liked it.

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2009

I followed the recipe but added aged vinegar instead of sugar and used dill instead of parsley as someone suggested. This is a real winner and one I will make again and again! In addition, it is low in fat and high in fiber! This really works with my lifestyle and freezes well too.

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

Very good. I added 3 Tbsp fresh dill instead of the parsley and added an extra beet.

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Celeste

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

Beet borscht is one of my all-time favorite soups. I start out with short ribs, braised and then covered with water and simmered for two hours along with a chopped onion, rather than the sausage...I have added sausage to the soup later, but find it a tad fatty for a soup base. Also, I simply cannot make a beet borscht without adding a good 1/4 cup of chopped FRESH dill in the last half hour of cooking time. When I serve this soup, I add about a tablespoon of white vinegar to each bowl and a good dollop of sour cream...sounds weird, I know, but it is to die for, really!

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Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2009

This was a delicious soup! Not quite what I expected (it was more tomato-y than I remember), but very hearty and filling. Perfect for our mysteriously rainy day!

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

I know it may seem a bit unfair to review a recipe after making changes to it, but I think this recipe is very forgiving in that regard. So, I omitted the sausage and oil, and substituted chicken broth for the water. At the end, in place of the sugar, I poured some apple juice and because we had no parsley or dill, I threw in a bit of cider vinegar to give it a tang. With all of that, we thought it was a very good soup. We ate it cold with sour cream the first day and hot later. It may not be authentic the way I made it, but my husband (who is a dedicated beet hater) gave it a 9 and said he would definately eat it again. Oh, I also quartered and boiled the beets, carrots and potatoes in the broth and just mashed them with a potato masher instead of shredding beforehand, only because it was too much trouble to pull out the food processor. Thanks for the wonderful recipe!

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2009

This is different than the borscht my grandmother from czechoslovakia used to make but just as delicious. I made it without the sausage and added some beef broth in place of the water. It was just delicious.

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Reviewed: May 16, 2009

This was awesome! I didn't put in the sausage, or parsley garnish (because I forgot), but it was great, especially with sour cream. It looks really cool because it's extremely red. It seems pretty healthy and alkalizing as long as you don't go hog wild on the sour cream. I'm making it again for sure.

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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2009

I made this at my son's request he loves beets! It came out very good. I took used dill instead of parsley. I didn't use any meat and I kept all my veggies in chunks instead of shredding. I also omitted the sugar and used balsamic vinegar instead. It came out excellent!

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DIANE BULANDA

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Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2009

This was not good. I followed the recipe exactly and it didn't taste like anything at all. I wondered when it started with water if stock should be used instead. But, I assumed that all the veggies would flavor the soup. WRONG! I had to do some serious seasoning and added almost a cup of chicken broth powder before it tasted like anything other than water. What a waste.

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2009

I love this recipe! The only modification I make is to add more sausage for my carnivore friends.

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Mike D

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Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2009

It turned out amazing! I made this recipe for 15 people and they all loved it. The only change I made was instead of sausage I used ground beef, and used both green and purple cabbage. I would definitely make this again!

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2009

I didn't put the pork in it and thought it was rather bland regardless of how much I tried to improve the taste with spices. I will try putting ham or making a broth next time.

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2009

This was a good recipe, but with one VERY large omission! This will taste absolutely nothing like Ukrainian borscht without the addition of large amounts of fresh dill weed. The dill is the most stand out taste in borscht (as made in UA.)

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