Borscht

Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 1 large onion
• 1 fresh bay leaf
• 2 or 3 sprigs of parsley
• 1 sprig of thyme
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 bunch Tuscan kale
• + 13 more ingredients
• • 1 carrot
  • ¼ head of green cabbage
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • Crème frache, for serving
  • Lemon juice
  • 1 pound beets
  • 1 medium carrot
  • 4 stalks of celery
  • 2 Beefsteak tomatoes
  • 3 whole allspice berries
  • 2 teaspoons dill seeds
  • 2 or 3 sprigs of dill
  • Diamond Crystal kosher salt

Make the beet stock: Combine all the stock ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil; reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. When the stock is cool enough to handle, strain it through a fine mesh sieve, pressing down on the mixture to extract all the liquid. Discard the s...

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