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Botvinia Recipe
Serves: 8
Keywords: Russian, Ethnic, Side, Dish, recipe, recipes, Botvinia
Recipe
Ingredients
1
each
Cucumber large, peeled, halved, seeded, & diced
1 ½
lb.
Spinach leaves fresh, washed
6
tb
Frsh lemon juice
1 ½
lb.
Sorrel leaves, fresh
3
tb
Horseradish root, fresh
Grated
1
ts
Salt
¾
ts
Sugar
½
lb.
Crab meat
1 ½
lb.
Poached sturgeon, in 1" pcs. or -
1 ½
lb.
Poached whitefish in 1" pcs.
1
c
Scallions sliced
¼
c
Onion chopped
1
each
Garlic clove minced
2
oz.
Vodka
1 ½
qt
Beer or -
1 ½
qt
Kvas <see attached recipe>
Directions
- Boil 3 quarts of water in a large pan.
- When boiling briskly add the spinach and the sorrel.
- Cook uncovered at a brisk boil for 6-8 minutes. drain water off, wash vegetables in cold water, then puree in blender. cool to room temperature.
- Combine the other ingredients in bowl, except for the beer and vodka.
- When mixed well slowly add the beer and the vodka stirring constantly.
- Chill for a minimum of 2 hours before serving.