Smolensk-Groat Croutons for Borshch, Shchi, etc.

Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Boil 6 glasses water, add ¾–1 glass groats, boil ~5 min stirring, salt, no butter.
  2. Pour onto a dish, cool fully, and cut into little squares.
  3. Fry in butter both sides just before serving; garnish for borshch/shchi.

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