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Romanian Beet Soup, Supa de Sfecla

from "A Romanian Cookbook"


Thinking surely a country bordering
Ukraine would have a beet soup I found this one at “A Romanian Cookbook”, link below. In Ukraine it would be described as a beet soup without meat. It meets all criteria of being included in a collection of borsch.


Ingredients as shown in the original recipe


2 pounds/1 kg red beets

3 quarts/3 liters water

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon vinegar

salt to taste

1 teaspoon butter, softened

1 tablespoon flour

1 cup sour cream


Instructions as I write them


Clean the beets well and coarse grate.
Boil uncovered 30-40 minutes.

Strain; reserving the liquid.

Add sugar and vinegar to the beet juice liquid. This is to adjust the taste to a mild tartness that is very characteristic of borsch.

Add salt to taste.

Mix  the butter, flour and sour cream to a smooth even colored consistency.

Bring the beet juice mixture to second boil and mix in the butter mixture.

Boil to thicken.


It is recommended to serve with noodles or toast. I prefer dark break and toasted is good. For noodles I prefer the German/Hungarian style of spatzel. I prefer to scrape the dough off the back of a cookie sheet into boiling water. But that is a different cooking show!

Please enjoy! David

Here is a link to members.aol.com where an online "A Romanian Cookbook" can be found.

A nice place to find Romanian recipes.

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