Shpundra is the ancient Ukrainian folk dish comprising pork stewed with beetroots in beet kvass. The meat gets a tender, rich taste and a vibrant ruby color. Such a dish will be a great, nourishing dinner. In old times, shpundra was dressed with flour or steamed, grated millet. Ivan Petrovych Kotliarevsky, the well-known Ukrainian writer, poet, and playwright (known for his travesty “Eneïda” and operetta “Natalka Poltavka”) mentioned this wonderful dish in one of his works: “Shpundra with beets and borsch was served” («Був борщ до шпундрів з буряками»)....
Pork with beetroot – Shpundra
Shpundra is a slice of pork stewed with beetroot and onion in beetroot kvas. Very tasty authentic Ukrainian dish that looks distinctively and boasts a rich taste. Ingredients: 500 g (17,5 oz) pork 500 g (17,5 oz) beetroot 50-55 g (2 oz) salted pork fat 4 bulb onions 200 ml beetroot kvas 1 tbsp of wheat flour black ground pepper – to taste salt – to taste Cooking Cube pork and coat it in flour. Peel and cut beetroot and bulb onion. Cut salted pork fat finely and fry it...