Sorrel or Green Borshch

Name: Sorrel or Green Borshch
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Cuisine: Ukraine
Ingredients: 2 potatoes, peeled and chopped; Slices of hard-cooked eggs and sprigs of dill for garnishing; ½ cup sour cream; 1 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour; ½ cup light cream; 8 cups Rich Ukrainian Chicken Broth; 1 carrot, peeled and chopped; 1 large onion, peeled and grated; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley; 6 cups finely shredded sorrel

Shchavlevyi abo zelenyi borshch

Preparation info

Makes
6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ukrainian Cookbook

By Annette Ogrodnik Corona

Published 2020

About

This soup features sorrel, or as it is sometimes called “sour leaf,” a hardy perennial that is found growing wild and in abundance all over the world. Sorrel’s sharp, almost lemony flavor is said to have a “cleansing effect” on the body, so it is no wonder that many Ukrainians serve this soup in the springtime, after a long, cold winter.