Polish Beet Soup

Beets, beet greens, potatoes, and celery root are simmered together in this hearty, traditional Polish beet soup recipe.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 310 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup sour cream
• 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 ¼ pounds beets with greens attached
• 2 leeks, white and light green parts only, chopped and washed
• ½ pound celery root, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 cup 1/2-inch cubed carrots
• ¼ pound parsnips, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 3 cups 1/2-inch cubed boiling potatoes
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, or to taste
• 6 hard-boiled eggs, quartered lengthwise

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Trim greens and stems from beets. Thoroughly wash and chop greens and stems. Peel and cut beets into 1/2-inch cubes.

Step 2

Bring beets, chicken broth, leeks, celery root, carrots, and parsnips to a boil in a large pot. Add potatoes, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until vegetables are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir beet greens and stems into soup and simmer until greens and stems are tender, about 5 minutes. Mix sugar, lemon juice, and salt into soup.

Step 3

Stir sour cream and flour together in a bowl until smooth and thickened. Whisk 1 cup soup into sour cream mixture until smooth; pour sour cream mixture into soup and stir. Simmer soup until thickened slightly, about 1 minute. Add dill and remove pot from heat. Ladle soup into serving bowls and arrange 4 egg quarters in each bowl.