Classic Beef Borscht

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• 2 tablespoons olive oil or canola oil
• 1 ½ pounds tri-tip beef (bottom sirloin), cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 2 ribs celery with leafy tops, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Salt and pepper
• 1 large fresh bay leaf
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped or crushed
• 3 large beets with leafy greens, beets peeled and diced; greens chopped and kept separate from beets
• 2 quarts beef bone broth or stock
• 1 quart water
• 1 cup (8 ounces) tomato sauce
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced or cubed
• 3 to 4 cups chopped red cabbage (half a cabbage)
• 2 tablespoons each chopped dill, parsley and chives
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Sour cream, to serve
• Warm rustic rye or sourdough bread, to serve

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Serves: 4 to 6

Heat olive or canola oil in soup pot over medium-high to high heat. Brown meat 7 to 8 minutes, then remove. Reduce heat a bit, add butter and onions, carrots, celery, ground cumin and coriander, sugar, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Soften a few minutes, add garlic and stir a minute. Add beets, beef, stock, water and tomato sauce and simmer at low boil 45 minutes. Add potatoes and cook 15 minutes more. Add beet greens and cabbage and simmer 5 to 10 minutes more. Add herbs and lemon juice and serve with sour cream and warm bread.

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