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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Eastern European >> Russian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. | 2. Scrub the beets and put them on a large piece of aluminum foil; season with salt and pepper, add 3 thyme sprigs, and drizzle with 3 tablespoons olive oil. | 3. Bake until the beets are tender, about 1 hour. | 4. Set aside. | 5. When the beets are cool enough to handle but still warm, slip off their skins, and chop them into large chunks. | 6. In a large heavy bottomed pot over medium heat, add the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil. | 7. Put in the onion, carrots, garlic, and remaining 3 thyme sprigs and cook until softened and just starting to color, about 10 minutes. | 8. Add the chicken stock and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. | 9. Remove the thyme sprigs. | 10. Put the chopped beets into a blender and add the cooked vegetables and most of the stock. | 11. Blend until smooth, add more stock if the puree is too thick. | 12. Add the vinegar and honey; season with salt and pepper. | 13. Blend again to incorporate flavors. | 14. Borscht can be served hot or cold. | 15. To make the garnish, grate the apple on the large holes of a box grater and mix in the dill. | 16. Serve in bowls, garnished with a big dollop of sour cream and topped with the apple and dill mixture. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beet	1			58.48	13.0016	2.1896	0.2312
kosher salt black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
thyme	6	sprigs	divided	-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	6	tablespoons	divided	-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
carrot	2		chopped	104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
garlic clove	2		chopped	-	-	-	-
chicken stock	6	cups	heated	518.4	50.832	36.288000000000004	17.28
red wine vinegar	2	tablespoons		5.662000000000001	0.0805	0.0119	0.0
honey	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
granny smith apple	1		peeled	119.48	28.0366	0.9064	0.3914
dill	2	tablespoons	chopped	40.26	7.2824	2.1094	1.9193
cream			sour	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.