To give the borscht a rich, restaurant-style color, the beets must be prepared in a certain way.
How to do this is explained by the expert of the online publication Belnovosti in the field of cooking, chef, fourth-class baker Yulia Arkhipova .
How to Prepare Beets for Borscht
First, you need to take dark beets, they should color your hands.
Secondly, beets are fried separately from other vegetables. Under the influence of alkaline and starchy products (potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbage), the pigment in beets loses color.
You can first fry the beets, stirring constantly, then add the broth, cover the pan with a lid and simmer for a while.
Thirdly, you should stew the beets for no longer than 15 minutes, otherwise the borscht will turn out brown.
It is also strictly forbidden to add beets to borscht at the very beginning of preparation.
Earlier, the expert told how to prepare lazy khachapuri.