Summa Borscht

Description

This is a recipe from my mother’s German-Mennonite ancestry. We eat it with hard-boiled eggs diced and added to the soup, for a meal in a bowl. Delicious!

Ingredients

  • 5 cups diced red potatoes
  • 7 cups water
  • 4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 ¼ cups green onions, chopped
  • ⅓ cup chopped fresh dill
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 cup half-and-half

Instructions

  1. Place diced potatoes into a large saucepan
  2. and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat
  3. then reduce heat
  4. and simmer until potatoes are tender
  5. about 25 minutes. Stir in the green onions
  6. dill
  7. and buttermilk; bring back to a simmer. Stir in the half-and-half before serving.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Servings: 8

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