Ingredients

• Beets - 1 kg.
• Chicken broth - 4 l.
• Potatoes - 400 g.
• Pickled cucumbers - 100 g.
• Sauerkraut - 300 g.
• Green peas - 300 g.
• Eggplant - 1 pc.
• Sweet pepper - 2 pcs.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Sugar - 1 tbsp
• Herring fillet - 400 g.
• Dill - to taste
• Vegetable oil - 100 ml.
• Green onions, salt, black pepper - to taste.

Cooking method

1. Dice the beets, potatoes and carrots and sauté until half cooked in vegetable oil.

2. Cut the pepper and eggplant into cubes.

3. Add them to vegetables. And also sauerkraut.

4. Sweeten and simmer for 10 minutes.

5. In a saucepan, combine vegetables and broth, as well as green peas, chopped cucumber. Cook until tender, like a regular borscht.

6. Season to taste. Season the borsch with herbs.

7. Cut the herring into slices and add to the borscht just before each meal.

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Serve with

Uzvar or kvass.

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