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Polish Beet Soup, Barszcz or Borscht, is an easy and delicious vegetable-packed soup that is bright in color and flavor! Your family will love this sweet and sour soup.

Polish Beet Soup

Tablespoons butter

onion

garlic

beef bone broth (or beef stock)

beets

carrots

celery

bay leaves

caraway seeds

allspice

Tablespoons apple cider vinegar

sugar

salt (to taste)

black peppers (to taste)

Sour cream

dill

In a large heavy-bottomed pot melt the butter over medium-high heat. Once the foaming subsides, add the onion and cook until translucent and soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Slowly add in the beef bone broth while scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Add in the beets, carrots, celery, bay leaves, caraway seeds, and allspice. Bring the mixture to a low boil, and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 10-15 minutes.

Turn off the heat and remove the bay leaves. Add in the vinegar, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste.

MAKE SOUP:

Ladle soup into bowls and serve with sour cream and fresh chopped dill (both optional).

SERVE:

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Polish Beet Soup (Barszcz or Borscht)

A traditional dish eaten for Easter, Zurek is probably the most popular Polish soup. The rye starter fermented soup is often served with white sausages, boiled potatoes, or eggs. 

Polish Sour Rye Soup Zurek Recipe

tbsps of rye flour

water

35 oz (1kg) of smoked pork bones

oz (300 grams) of bacon

allspice berries

white sausages

marjoram

salt

potatoes

boiled eggs

In a clean glass jar, mix rye flour...

In a clean glass jar, mix rye flour with warm, purified water.

Cover the jar with a linen cloth or...

Cover the jar with a linen cloth or gauze. Place it in the cold (max 20°C / 68°F), dark place.

Stir zakwas twice a day.

After 5-7 days it is ready to use.

Pour water into a big pot. Add allspice...

Pour water into a big pot. Add allspice berries and bay leaves and bring to boil.

Reduce the heat. Add smoked pork bones, bacon,...

Reduce the heat. Add smoked pork bones, bacon, and white sausage. Cook for about 30 minutes, but don't bring it to a boil!

In the meantime, peel and dice an onion,...

In the meantime, peel and dice an onion, then fry it in oil.

Take off the meat. Dice the bacon and...

Take off the meat. Dice the bacon and cut the white sausage into slices or bigger chunks. You may also remove meat from the bones and dice it.

Stir zakwas for about 1 minute, making sure...

Stir zakwas for about 1 minute, making sure there are no lumps.

Bring the żurek to boil, reduce the heat,...

Bring the żurek to boil, reduce the heat, then slowly start pouring zakwas into it, stirring all the time.

Cook for about 5 minutes.

Turn off the heat.

Add onion, meat, crushed garlic cloves, marjoram, and...

Add onion, meat, crushed garlic cloves, marjoram, and salt.

The Polish honey cake recipe is often made for Wigilia dinner and tastes really rich and delicious. Easy to make in 90 minutes, the miodownik cake is the perfect treat!

Miodownik - Polish Honey Cake Recipe

flour

eggs

butter (230 grams)

baking soda

tbsps of honey

milk

(130 grams) of icing sugar

tbsps of potato starch

oz (200 grams) of walnuts

butter (160 grams)

oz (580 grams) of plum jam (2 small jars)

Chop walnuts finely.

Melt honey with sugar and butter.

Add chopped walnuts and fry for a few...

Add chopped walnuts and fry for a few minutes.

Preheat the oven to 356°F (180°C).

In a pot, mix honey with milk and...

In a pot, mix honey with milk and warm up until honey is dissolved. Let the mixture cool down.

Using a food processor, mix butter, flour, and...

Using a food processor, mix butter, flour, and baking soda. You can also do it by hand on a clean flat surface.

Add eggs and icing sugar. Mix.

Add honey and milk and mix again.

Divide the dough into 3 pieces.

Line 3 rectangular 9x13" baking pans with parchment...

Line 3 rectangular 9x13" baking pans with parchment paper. You can also use one pan to bake all the 3 cakes, changing parchment paper each time.

Roll out each piece of the dough and...

Roll out each piece of the dough and transfer them to the baking pans.

Bake the first cake for 13-15 minutes.

Bake the second cake for 13-15 minutes.

In the meantime, pour the walnut topping onto...

In the meantime, pour the walnut topping onto the raw third cake.

Bake the third cake for 13-15 minutes.

Let all the 3 cakes cool down.

Pour 2 cups of milk into the pot.

Add egg yolks and sugar to the pot....

Add egg yolks and sugar to the pot. Whip it together until you will get a smooth yellow color.

Pour 1 cup of milk into the small...

Add flour and potato starch to the small...

Add flour and potato starch to the small bowl of milk. Mix until dissolved.

Place the pot on the stove, cook slowly,...

Place the pot on the stove, cook slowly, on medium-low, stirring all the time.

When it nearly boils, add the milk-flour mixture. ...

When it nearly boils, add the milk-flour mixture.  This should give the consistency of pudding. Allow to cool. Check out this post for more tips on how to make the pudding right. 

Using a mixer or food processor, mix the...

Using a mixer or food processor, mix the cold pudding with butter until you get the consistency of the creamy custard.

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