Dinner for 10

Polish White Borscht

Name: Polish White Borscht
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
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

$4.81for 465 minServes 10

This hearty soup combines kielbasa, potatoes, garlic, and eggs in a creamy sour cream broth thickened with flour.

Photo: curiouscuisiniere.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
	Kielbasa, 1.25$4.49 each typical	1.25	$5.53Typical price
	Butter, a little$0.40/oz typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Potatoes, 2 lb$0.99/lb typical	2 lb	$1.98Typical price
	Sour cream, 8.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	8.5 oz	$1.19Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$12.03

Swaps

Swap potatoes for sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsFlour

Not included in the cost.

65 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
10servings as written
$typical cost tier

Eastern European Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$1.20 per serving$4.81 for 4

City Store

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.

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.

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