Russian Borsch with Beans

This kind of Borsch is our favorite in my family. My husband and my 3 year old son just love it. The good thing is that I can always adjust ingredients and it will always taste so special each time. 
I do it usually with chicken broth, but it tastes slightly differently with with beef broth. Also you can always skip the beans if you are not a favor of it. I do love them, and add them each time I cook Borsch. Adjust potato and cabbage depending on your preferences. I prefer cabbage, that's why I only use 3 medium potatos for 6 quarts pot. Basically adjusting a little bit ingredients according to your taste, will create a new special Borsch. The only thing Borsch cannot exist without beets and tomato pasta. But again you can always manipulate the amounts of it. Would you ever want more sweet taste - put more beets. If you prefer a little sourish - use more tomato paste.

Ingredients:

2-3 chicken tights for cooking broth
3 potatoes
2 medium carrots
1 medium onion
2 medium beets
6 oz tomato paste
 Can of Kidney Beans (that's the ones that I prefer but you can use any kind)
1 Tbsp of Vegeta Seasoning (oh that's my favourite seasoning)
2 Tbsp of parsley or dill
 Salt
2 Tbsp of any oil (canola, vegetable, etc.)
1 small cabbage

Process:

1. Cook chicken tights in 6 quarts of water and 2 Tbsp of salt for 40 mins after the water boiled.

2. While the broth is cooking, peel vegetables. Slice potatoes (leave it in a water so it won't get dark), chop cabbage.

3. Saute diced onions, carrots and beets in 2 Tbsp of oil.

4. Mix 1 cup of hot water with 6 oz of tomato paste. Add it to the sauteed vegetables. Saute additional 1-2 mins.

5. When the broth is ready, add sliced potatoes to it.
6. Boil 3 mins, then add chopped cabbage to it.
7. After adding cabbage, add sauteed vegetables with tomato paste.

8. Add 1 Tbsp of Vegeta Seasoning. (it adds special wonderful taste to any soup) And taste if it needs any more salt.

9. Check if the the potato is ready. It's ready when it easily can be pierced with the fork.
10. Add can of Kidney beans (you can either drain it or add with the liquid).
11. At the end add 2 Tbsp of chopped parsley or dill.

ENJOY!!!