Turkish Beet Soup Food

TURKISH BEET SOUP

Steps:

• Peel beets; grate; put in water with stew beef, chopped onion, and stewed tomatoes.
• Cook for 1 hour until stew meat is tender.
• Add lemon juice, sugar, salt and pepper.
• Cook for 30 minutes more.
• Beat one egg in bottom of 4 separate bowls.( i did this but had to microwave the egg and i wouldnt add again ).
• Pour soup over the egg slowly; serve at once.

BEET SOUP WITH TARRAGON, CHIVES AND YOGURT

Steps:

• Put olive oil in a heavy-bottomed soup pot or deep, wide skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, cook slowly, stirring, until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add beets and season generously with salt and pepper. Add a pinch of cayenne and pour in vinegar. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, then add water and raise heat to a brisk simmer. Taste broth and adjust. Cook for another 10 minutes, until beets are completely soft.
• Purée in a blender, in batches if necessary, and strain through a fine-mesh sieve. (Consistency should be like heavy cream, no thicker - thin with water or broth as necessary). Return puréed soup to pot and reheat. In a small bowl, combine yogurt with tarragon and chives. Add a good pinch of salt and beat with a fork to loosen yogurt.
• Taste soup, and adjust for salt and vinegar. Ladle into individual bowls. Swirl a large (2 to 3 tablespoons) spoonful of herbed yogurt across the surface of the soup.