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Calculated Shard: 132 (from laksa062)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa132.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/borscht_18028\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/borscht_18028\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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Food\n\nPrepare\n\nless than 30 mins\n\nCook\n\n30 mins to 1 hour\n\nServe\n\nServes 4-6\n\nDietary\n\n[Egg-free](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/diets\/egg_free)[Nut-free](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/diets\/nut_free)[Pregnancy-friendly](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/diets\/pregnancy_friendly)\n\nBorscht is a wonderfully vibrant beetroot soup, try the Hairy Bikers' simple version inspired by their travels around the Baltic sea.\n\nBy [The Hairy Bikers](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/chefs\/hairy_bikers)\n\nFrom [The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/programmes\/b069hr3q)\n\n[Shopping list](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/recipes\/borscht_18028\/shopping-list)\n\nShare\n\nclose panel\n\nShare page\n\nCopy link\n\n[About sharing](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/usingthebbc\/terms\/can-i-share-things-from-the-bbc)\n\nPrint\n\n## Ingredients\n###\n- 1 tbsp [vegetable oil](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/vegetable_oil)\n- 15g\/½oz [butter](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/butter)\n- 1 large [carrot](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/carrot), diced\n- 1 [celery](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/celery) stick, diced\n- 1 [onion](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/onion), finely chopped\n- 3 medium sized [beetroots](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/beetroot) (around 450g\/1lb unpeeled weight), peeled and diced\n- 1 large [waxy potato](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/waxy_potato), diced\n- 2 [garlic](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/garlic) cloves, finely chopped\n- 1½ litres\/2½ pints good quality [beef stock](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/beef_stock)\n- ½ purple [cabbage](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/cabbage), finely shredded\n- 2 [tomatoes](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/tomato), skinned, cored and chopped\n- salt and freshly ground [black pepper](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/black_pepper)\n### To serve\n- sour cream\n- 1 tbsp finely chopped [dill](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/food\/dill)\n\n[Recipe 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Heat the vegetable oil and butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Once melted add the carrot, celery and onion and cook gently for a few minutes. Add the beetroot, potato and garlic. Fry for a couple of minutes, until well coated and combined.\n2. Add the stock and season with salt and black pepper. Bring to just below the boil and then simmer for 15 minutes.\n3. Add the cabbage and tomatoes. Cover and leave to simmer for a further 20 minutes.\n4. Serve the soup with dollops of sour cream and a sprinkling of dill.\n\n### Recipe tips\nThis could easily be turned into a vegetarian dish, by using a mixture of vegetable stock and liquor from soaking dried mushrooms. 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This video can not be played ![Borscht](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/832xn/p031ll9p.jpg) Save to My Food Remove from My Food Prepare less than 30 mins Cook 30 mins to 1 hour Serve Serves 4-6 Dietary [Egg-free](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/diets/egg_free)[Nut-free](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/diets/nut_free)[Pregnancy-friendly](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/diets/pregnancy_friendly) Borscht is a wonderfully vibrant beetroot soup, try the Hairy Bikers' simple version inspired by their travels around the Baltic sea. By [The Hairy Bikers](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chefs/hairy_bikers) From [The Hairy Bikers' Northern Exposure](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b069hr3q) [Shopping list](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/borscht_18028/shopping-list) Share close panel Share page Copy link [About sharing](https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms/can-i-share-things-from-the-bbc) Print ## Ingredients ### - 1 tbsp [vegetable oil](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/vegetable_oil) - 15g/½oz [butter](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/butter) - 1 large [carrot](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/carrot), diced - 1 [celery](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/celery) stick, diced - 1 [onion](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/onion), finely chopped - 3 medium sized [beetroots](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/beetroot) (around 450g/1lb unpeeled weight), peeled and diced - 1 large [waxy potato](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/waxy_potato), diced - 2 [garlic](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/garlic) cloves, finely chopped - 1½ litres/2½ pints good quality [beef stock](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/beef_stock) - ½ purple [cabbage](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/cabbage), finely shredded - 2 [tomatoes](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/tomato), skinned, cored and chopped - salt and freshly ground [black pepper](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/black_pepper) ### To serve - sour cream - 1 tbsp finely chopped [dill](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/dill) [Recipe tips](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/borscht_18028#recipe-tips) [How-to videos](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/borscht_18028#how-to-videos) ## Method 1. Heat the vegetable oil and butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Once melted add the carrot, celery and onion and cook gently for a few minutes. Add the beetroot, potato and garlic. Fry for a couple of minutes, until well coated and combined. 2. Add the stock and season with salt and black pepper. Bring to just below the boil and then simmer for 15 minutes. 3. Add the cabbage and tomatoes. Cover and leave to simmer for a further 20 minutes. 4. Serve the soup with dollops of sour cream and a sprinkling of dill. ### Recipe tips This could easily be turned into a vegetarian dish, by using a mixture of vegetable stock and liquor from soaking dried mushrooms. You wouldn’t need much dried mushrooms, just around 15g/½oz to add flavour, and they would just need to be finely chopped before adding to the soup at the same time as the cabbage. ### How-to videos ## To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 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