WARM BORSCHT
2 chicken drumsticks
[or 1 soup chicken]
1 large white onion
2 tablespoons butter
4 l water
salt
2 teaspoons pepper
2 large potatoes
4 red beets
[pre-cooked]
1 tablespoon dill
5 tablespoons vinegar
pinch sugar
_ dice onion [rather fine]
_ melt butter and sauté onions
_ add chicken drumsticks and brown from all sides
_ deglaze with water [use broth if you want a more intense flavour]
_ add salt and pepper
_ simmer for 20-30 minutes
_ peel potatoes and cut into large chunks [about 2cm cubes]
_ turn down the heat and add potatoes
_ grate red beet into very thin slices
_ add to the soup
_ simmer until potatoes are done
_ season with dill, sugar and vinegar
_ taste and season with more salt, pepper, sugar or vinegar if needed
WARMER BORSCHT
2 Hühnerkeulen
[oder 1 Suppenhuhn]
1 große weiße Zwiebel
2 Esslöffel Butter
4 l Wasser
Salz
2 Teelöffel Pfeffer
2 große Kartoffeln
4 rote Rüben
[vorgekocht]
1 Esslöffel Dill
5 Esslöffel Essig
Prise Zucker