Turkey borscht

One of the most delicious and satisfying first courses. Borscht, cooked in turkey meat broth, turns out to have a softer taste and more dietary. It is quite possible to use it for dietary nutrition, since turkey meat itself belongs to a dietary product.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 29 % 2 g
Fats 29 % 2 g
Carbohydrates 43 % 3 g
35 kcal
GI: 75 / 0 / 25

Cooking method

Cooking time: 2 hours

First of all, fill the turkey drumstick with cold water, put it on the fire and bring everything to a boil. Cook until tender over medium heat, for an hour. Do not forget to remove the foam that will appear when boiling.
Remove the boiled meat from the broth, cut into pieces and separate from the bones. Return the meat to the strained broth and put it back on the fire.
Finely chop the cabbage and add it to the meat in the pan.
Peel the vegetables - potatoes, beets, onions and carrots.
Cut the potatoes into cubes and add them to the pan, following the cabbage. Leave to cook all together for 15-20 minutes.
Grate the carrots on a medium grater, chop the onion finely. Fry the chopped onions and carrots, with the addition of a small amount of vegetable oil, for 2-3 minutes. Send the finished roast to a saucepan.
Then grate the peeled beets on a coarse grater.
Pour a little vegetable oil into a hot frying pan and fry the beets for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomato paste to the beetroot and fry everything together for a couple more minutes.
Put the beetroot roast in a saucepan. Immediately add the chopped garlic, bay leaf and some herbs. Bring everything to a boil and turn it off immediately. Just do not boil, otherwise the borscht will lose its color.
Remove the finished borscht from the heat, cover with a lid and let it brew for at least 30 minutes.
Serve the finished borscht by adding a little sour cream to it.

In general, borscht can be cooked from any kind of meat and, most of all, so that it is on the bone. It is the meat on the bone that gives the broth the most appetizing and delicious broth.To prepare turkey borscht, you can take any part of the bird - the shin, breast, wings.
For flavor in borscht, when cooking, you can add a little bell pepper and fresh tomatoes.
Such borscht can be cooked any day. It will be an excellent first course option for the daily menu.
It turns out very tasty!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Ripe potatoes - 80   kcal/100g
  • Baked potatoes - 70   kcal/100g
  • Mashed potatoes - 380   kcal/100g
  • Boiled potatoes - 82   kcal/100g
  • Potatoes in uniform - 74   kcal/100g
  • Fried potatoes - 192   kcal/100g
  • Green cabbage - 46   kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen green cabbage in a package - 45   kcal/100g
  • Beetroot - 40   kcal/100g
  • Dried beetroot - 278   kcal/100g
  • Boiled beets - 49   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240   kcal/100g
  • Turkey Drumstick - 142   kcal/100g

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