Chicken breast borscht
Description
Any type of meat can be used to prepare it, or you can make it without meat at all, resulting in a fasting version. Using chicken fillet makes the dish more diet-friendly compared to using, for example, pork. Preparation takes about one and a half hours and requires the following ingredients: cabbage, onion, carrot, pepper, tomato paste (sauce), beans, and chicken fillet or breast. Serve with fresh herbs and sour cream.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Thoroughly rinse the chicken fillet. Place a pot of water on the stove, add the fillet, and cook until fully done (about 30 minutes). Remove the pot from the heat, take out the fillet, and let it cool.
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Step 2
2. Peel the onion, then chop it into small cubes.
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Step 3
3. We also peel the carrots and chop them. I use a grater for this.
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Step 4
4. Wash the pepper, remove the seeds, and cut into small pieces.
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Step 5
5. Heat oil in a hot skillet, sauté onion, carrot, and pepper in it until soft.
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Step 6
6. Then add the tomato juice (seasoning) and simmer all the vegetables for another seven minutes, then remove from heat.
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Step 7
7. Peel the potatoes, let them soak in cold water for half an hour to remove the starch. Then rinse and cut into cubes.
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Step 8
8. Finely chop the cabbage.
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Step 9
9. Return the pot with broth (after the chicken fillet) to the heat. Bring the broth to a boil, then add the potatoes, and a couple of minutes later add the cabbage. Bring everything to a boil.
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Step 10
10. Cut the meat into pieces and add it to the pot. Add the canned beans, vegetable and tomato juice mixture (from the frying pan). Simmer everything until fully cooked, then add salt, pepper, and seasonings to taste.
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Step 11
11. Portion out the ready borscht into bowls and serve the dish at the table.