Beet-less Mock Borscht

Yes, Borscht can be made without Beets… I've already done a Beet version, this is the Beet-less version… if you've not read my Mock Borscht recipe you really should, you'll understand the whole concept of Borscht better & why I call mine Mock Borscht.


Ingredients (this time):
  4 cups Water
  2 tsp Better than Bouillon Beef
  2 tsp Better than Bouillon Mushroom
(instead of the 3 ingredients above you could use 4 cups of broth…)
  1/8 tsp Ground Cloves
  1-2 Tbl Red Wine Vinegar (don't go more than 2 Tbl)
  Salt & Pepper (to taste)
  2 cloves Garlic, crushed/pressed
  1 stalk Celery, diced
  2/3 medium Red Onion, diced
  3 medium Tomatoes, diced
  2 cups Shredded Cabbage (push it down & get a good solid 2 cups worth)
  1 cup diced-small Red Potato
  1 cup grated fresh Parsnip
  1 cup grated fresh Carrot
  1 cup grated fresh Turnip
  1/2 pound 95% Fat Free Ground Beef
  1 tsp Sausage Spice
  4 Tbl Fat Free Sour Cream (garnish)
  1-2 Tbl Fresh Chopped Dill (garnish)

Cook the Ground Beef with the Sausage Spice in a small non-stick skillet sprayed with Olive Oil.  Throw the cooked ground beef & all but the last 2 ingredients listed above in the Crock Pot on Low in the Morning…

And by Evening… it's Borscht!!  Or at the very least its Borscht-like :)

Serve hot or refrigerate it to be served another day (Borscht is eaten both hot & cold), just before serving garnish with Fat Free Sour Cream & Fresh Chopped Dill.

Yum, Yum!!  Hubby approved, but he has asked I wait to do more Borscht until we have cooler weather (guess who's not into eating it cold)… don't worry honey, I'll eat the leftovers ;)