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Borscht, the Ukrainian way
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Ukrainian chef Ievgen Klopotenko's borscht.
April 21, 2022
Celebrated Ukrainian chef Ievgen Klopotenko knows his way around a great bowl of borscht.
“It’s part of our identity. It’s in the cells of our bodies,” he told GZERO's Alex Kliment. For more on that story click here.
And for a great bowl of borscht, collect the ingredients for Klopotenko's recipe listed below:
INGREDIENTS
400-500 g pork ribs
2 beets
2 tomatoes
¼ celery root
¼ head of cabbage
3-4 potatoes
1-2 carrots
1 onion
1-2 smoked dried pears
2 bay leaves
3 cloves allspice
1 head of garlic
1 sweet bell pepper
200 ml tomato juice
30 g unsalted butter
2 tbsp tomato paste
Salt
Klopotenko offers easy-to-follow directions for great borscht here.
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