Borscht with coconut milk and ginger
Borscht with coconut milk and ginger is my personal twist on a traditional beet soup from from Eastern Europe. Lately I have revisited the original traditional recipe it and I replaced classic cooked meat broth along with beets in a lighter, but no less tasty, variation. This version highlights the taste of beetroot along with Asian food products. A fusion of flavours and deep aromas that come together in a perfect combination. This soup can be enjoyed both hot and cold.
Borscht with coconut milk and ginger
Borscht with coconut milk and ginger. A modern twist on this traditional Polish beet soup.
Ingredients
- 0.5 kg fresh beetroots
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 piece about 5 cm of fresh ginger
- 1.5 cup water
- 1 can or less coconut milk (70%)
- fish sauce or salt or soy sauce for vegan version to taste
- lime or lemon juice to taste
- cayenne pepper or ground chili pepper to taste
Instructions
Instructions: Borscht with coconut milk and ginger
- Clean up the beets. Wrap them in aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven at 200° C until they are tender (30 min – 1 h depends on beets). Take out from the oven and set aside. Once they are easy to handle remove the skin.
- Heat the oil in a pan. Add finely minced fresh ginger and garlic. Sauté for about 1 minute on medium heat.
- Add beets, water and coconut milk. Cook over low heat for 15 – 20 minutes. Towards the end of cooking, add fish sauce (or soy sauce or salt) and cayenne or ground chili pepper to taste. Taste and adjust.
- Turn off the heat. Allow to cool down slightly and blend it all with the immersion blender or in a food processor. Serve either hot or cold.
Notes
The nutritional values are generated automatically for indicative purposes only and are therefore not completely accurate.
Nutrition
Serving: 4personsCalories: 432kcal
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Before serving add few drops of lime or lemon juice to taste.
lot of love. B.
p.s. If you love beets in your soup I will highly reccomend trying this recipe: Beet greens and zucchini soup with coconut milk.
