Dinner for 10
Polish White Borscht
This hearty soup combines kielbasa, potatoes, garlic, and eggs in a creamy sour cream broth thickened with flour.
$4.81for 4 servings
$1.20 per serving$4.81 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
This is usually served as a side or part of a meal, so the price per serving is low for a full dinner.
Photo: curiouscuisiniere.com
- 65 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 10servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 4 | $1.20Typical price |
| Kielbasa or smoked sausage$4.49 each typical | 1.25 | $5.53Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | a little | $0.07Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.52Typical price |
| Potatoes$0.99/lb typical | 2 lb | $1.98Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $1.19Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $12.03 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsFlour
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 4 hard boiled eggs
- 1 lb polish kielbasa
- 6 cup water
- 1 tsp salted butter
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 onion
- 2 lb potatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
Steps
- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat, then cook the chopped onion and garlic for 5 minutes.
- Add the water, sliced kielbasa, potatoes, bay leaf, salt, and pepper, then bring the soup to a boil.
- Lower the heat and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes, until the potatoes are tender.
- Whisk the flour into the sour cream with 1 cup hot broth, then stir it into the pot.
- Simmer the soup gently for 5 minutes without boiling, then remove the bay leaf.
- Peel and halve the eggs, add them to the soup, and heat everything for 2 minutes.
Swaps
- Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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