Beets. It's what's for dinner.
Jul. 30th, 2010 03:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madbakerThis week's Resolution Recipe (finally): Pasta with Shredded Beets.
1 T butter
2 garlic cloves, minced (I used... more than that.)
1/2 tsp cayenne
12 oz fettuccine (I used maybe half that)
6 T chopped parsley
2 T olive oil
3 cups grated peeled raw beets
2 T fresh lemon juice
8 oz sour cream (I used about 4 oz creme fraiche)
Melt butter with oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and stir until golden, about 1 minute. Add beets and cayenne; reduce heat to medium-low and saute until beets are tender, about 10-12 minutes. Stir in lemon juice. Meanwhile, cook pasta in salted water until al dente. Drain pasta. Stir sour cream and 3 T parsley into pasta, then mix into beet mixture. Sprinkle with remaining pasta and serve.
What worked: It was good. I used house-made garlic pepper oil in place of most of the butter and oil, which gave it more kick. It was pink!
What didn't: I was out of parsley. The green would have relieved the Pepto-Bismol color somewhat.
Will I make it again? It's a nice dinner alternative to roasted beets, yes.
What I'm reading: Eric Nylund, All That Lives Must Die
1 T butter
2 garlic cloves, minced (I used... more than that.)
1/2 tsp cayenne
12 oz fettuccine (I used maybe half that)
6 T chopped parsley
2 T olive oil
3 cups grated peeled raw beets
2 T fresh lemon juice
8 oz sour cream (I used about 4 oz creme fraiche)
Melt butter with oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and stir until golden, about 1 minute. Add beets and cayenne; reduce heat to medium-low and saute until beets are tender, about 10-12 minutes. Stir in lemon juice. Meanwhile, cook pasta in salted water until al dente. Drain pasta. Stir sour cream and 3 T parsley into pasta, then mix into beet mixture. Sprinkle with remaining pasta and serve.
What worked: It was good. I used house-made garlic pepper oil in place of most of the butter and oil, which gave it more kick. It was pink!
What didn't: I was out of parsley. The green would have relieved the Pepto-Bismol color somewhat.
Will I make it again? It's a nice dinner alternative to roasted beets, yes.
What I'm reading: Eric Nylund, All That Lives Must Die
