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healthy borscht

Not Your Bubbie’s Borscht

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes

Servings

8 Servings

Ingredients

  • 3 pound chuck roast or stew meat
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 large head of garlic peeled and chopped
  • 3 medium carrots peeled and diced
  • 3 red beets peeled and grated
  • 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 3 cups shredded green cabbage
  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • Garnish: 1 small bunch of kale chopped, chopped flat-leaf parsley, chopped dill, and toastedncaraway seeds

Instructions

  • Turn slow cooker to HIGH.
  • Pat chuck roast dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
  • Add pot roast, onions, garlic, carrots, beets, diced tomatoes, cabbage, broth, vinegar and honey.
  • Cover and cook for 6 hours or until pot roast is falling apart.
  • Pull pot roast with 2 forks to shred meat into chunks, and add meat back to slow cooker. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Continue cooking for 1 hour until sauce is hot.
  • Serve garnished with kale, parsley, dill and toasted caraway seeds.