Victor Sack wrote:
> Fx199 > wrote:
>
>
>>I have some fresh beets in the garden...what would be a good meal to plan
>>around them? What kind of meats generally go good with them.
>>I was just going to steam the beets, but am open for alternatives...
>
>
> Try this recipe (adapted from a Russian cookbook), which I posted
> before.
>
> Beets Trans-Volga style
>
> 1 kg (2.2 lbs) beets
> 250 g (0.55 lbs) carrots
> 5-6 mushrooms (wild for preference), dried
> 1-2 onions, finely minced
> 1/2 lemon
> 100-150 g (3.5-5.3 oz) sour cream
> 8 cloves garlic, finely minced
> 8 black peppercorns
> 3 bay leaves
> 1/2 teaspoon red pepper
> 1/2-1 teaspoon mint
> 1 teaspoon salt
>
> Scrub and rinse the vegetables and cut them up in large pieces (small
> beets in half, medium ones in quarters, large ones in 6-8 pieces). Put
> in a saucepan and add water to just cover them. Add mushrooms and bring
> to boil. Take out the mushrooms, cut them in strips and put them back
> again. Immediately add salt and onions and continue cooking over very
> low heat. When there is almost no water left, add black pepper, mint,
> lemon zest, half of the garlic and bay leaves and let simmer for 3-4
> minutes. Mix everything well together and warm through for no longer
> than 5 minutes. Take from the heat, sprinkle with the juice of 1/2
> lemon and let stand for 1-2 minutes. Meanwhile mix sour cream with red
> pepper and the rest of the garlic. To serve, cut the vegetables in
> smaller pieces and pour sour cream over them.
>
> Victor

That's an awful lot of effort, Victor, to wind up throwing them in the
garbage can when finished cooking!!!!
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and
avoid the people, you might better stay home."
--James Michener