Borscht in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker


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Borscht is a sour soup popular in several Eastern European cuisines, including Ukrainian, Polish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Romanian, and Ashkenazi Jewish …

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  1. Paulsgirl28 R
    Paulsgirl28 R says:

    Thx for sharing your borscht recipe my grandpa made his with beef and no beets but I like your recipe because you use kabassa and I might make my grandpa Borsch just by swapping out the beef or Kabasa sausage

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  2. Marina Burova
    Marina Burova says:

    Please, don't confuse people, saying it's a BORSCHT. It may be whatever, BUT borscht! Ukrainian borscht (and Russian is almost the same) is very different – no vinegar, no kolbasa, everything shredded VERY thinly (beets, cabbage, carrots, onion), nice sour taste -from tomato paste. I remember as a student one time it was my turn to cook borscht for the group. I shredded cabbage a little too thick (about 2-3 mm). How many critics did I hear that day! Some students even refused to eat my borscht only because of that thick cabbage. Lesson for a lifetime.

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  3. Elizabeth Shaw
    Elizabeth Shaw says:

    I should give you my recipe for Bigos and then you can tell me how to do it in the pressure cooker and gain a wonderful recipe in the process! It's polish and so am I. I'm actually Scottish not by birth but my dad came from Scotland and I was adopted at 3 weeks of age. My blood is half German half polish. If you can understand what I just said hahaha! 🙂

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  4. Elizabeth Shaw
    Elizabeth Shaw says:

    It's usually browned beef cubes in a borscht occasionally single small pork ribs are sometimes used but I haven't seen the sausage and it looks tasty! I love borscht so I'm going to make this. You say borscht to most people and they run the other way! many many many Russians make it without meat so it can be served hot or cold and I love it with a Big Blob of sour cream in the middle. 🙂

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  5. gorsneg
    gorsneg says:

    Never in my life haven't I seen that someone will put unwahsed potatoes in their soup)) and also, the key for a great bortsh is to carmelize a bit your beets+ onions+carrots-absolute must! There are so many wrongs about this recipe, forgive me, please!)

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  6. Mary Dakhma
    Mary Dakhma says:

    Rick, thank you for amazing cook&recipe! I was shredding beets with anormous help of cur resistant glove. Also, I am cooking my borscht with dry mashrooms that have been soaked for a little while.

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  7. Alixandra Hice
    Alixandra Hice says:

    I’m Russian and LOVE Borscht. This is a very unusual recipe and not what I’m used to, but it still looks good. Very rustic and peasant-style with whole (unwashed 😱) potatoes and chunky veggies. My Borscht also has potatoes, but they are diced, beef instead of kielbasa, and I shred in a ton more beets. Also use fresh dill at the end. But, like you said, everyone makes it their own way and now I’m curious to try it your way. Thanks for the recipe.

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  8. 2000konnie
    2000konnie says:

    I haven't tried it yet, but seen videos where cooks pressure cook whole beets with the skins on for about 20 minutes. Then the cook just hand peels the skin off the beets. I need to try that this weekend. Thanks for another good cooking demo.

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  9. T G
    T G says:

    I've never had Borscht, but I love beets and all the rest of the goodies you added, I may have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing, it sure looks yummy.

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  10. Lori Williams
    Lori Williams says:

    Everytime I see you cut on that board as it's dancing around on the counter I cringe.  Especially after you said "wow, sharp knife!" lol  PLEASE put a dish towel underneath the board……Save your fingers.  You'll miss them when their gone! : )

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  11. lidsman22
    lidsman22 says:

    Borscht must be more popular up in the northern states because down here in the south no one makes it and I have to say I do not see myself making it. I still enjoyed the video and learning about it. Thanks for the video.

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  12. morphqueen
    morphqueen says:

    Thanks for posting this recipe! I just got my instant pot and will make this. My Russian grandmother used to make borscht especially at every holiday. In addition to the sour cream, the secret ingredient is fresh dill, black peppercorns on the bottom of the pot and more fresh dill at the end as a garnish.

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  13. J Moore
    J Moore says:

    I make my own patty sausage, baked or fried then would add into the borscht. Like that you made this healthy recipe. I read that some people eat this for breakfast as a morning pick me up; what a great way to start the day!

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  14. Russel Mack
    Russel Mack says:

    You got the recipe from Paul Manafort right ? Shame on you.. .. Expect a visit from Robert Mueller comrade.

    hehe.. Sorry, I couldn't resist a little play on words to draw attention to the Democrats' line of borschtshit !

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  15. Marquita R
    Marquita R says:

    Lol thank you for this video, I didn't know what I was going to cook today and seen it and it made me think of chilli so with the rain off of hurricane nate I made chill and corn muffins but yours looks yummy also lol

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