Beet Chips With Curried Sour Cream Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan set over moderate heat cook beets and onion in butter, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add broth, thyme, bay leaf and salt and pepper to taste and simmer soup, covered, for 15 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Transfer to a food processor or blender and puree, in batches if necessary, until smooth. Return soup to saucepan, stir in cream and vinegar and bring soup to a simmer, stirring, until heated through. Garnish each serving with cream and dill, if desired.;

Steps:

• Make chips:
• Peel beets with a vegetable peeler, then slice paper-thin with slicer, using stems as handles.
• Bring water and sugar to a boil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add beets, then remove pan from heat and let stand15 minutes. Drain beets in a colander, discarding liquid, then let stand in colander 15 minutes more.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 225°F.
• Line a shallow baking pan with nonstick liner, then arrange beet slices snugly in 1 layer (it's not necessary to use any partial or broken slices) and season with salt and pepper. Bake beets until dry, about 1 hour. Immediately transfer chips to a rack to cool (chips will crisp as they cool).
• Make curried cream while beets bake:
• Cook shallot in oil in a small skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in curry powder and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Stir shallot into sour cream in a bowl along with chives, salt, and pepper. Serve curried cream with beet chips.

Steps:

• Boil 6 to 8 beets in salted water until tender, about 35 minutes. Drain and cool slightly, then rub off the skins. Quarter and toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil, and salt and pepper. Serve with Greek yogurt mixed with chopped chives and salt.

Steps:

• Thinly slice beets to about 1/16-inch thickness using a mandoline. Place beet slices in a bowl and add salt. Toss to combine. Allow beets to sit about 30 minutes. Drain excess liquid.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Pour olive oil over beets and toss to combine. Mix together garlic powder, black pepper, and dill in a small bowl. Sprinkle over beets and toss to coat. Place beet slices on baking sheets in a single layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crispy, 40 to 50 minutes. Sprinkle with additional salt, if desired.

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until they're tender-crisp. Add the potato and garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Drain the liquid from the beets and reserve 1 cup beet juice. Add the beets and broth to the saucepan and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 15 minutes more or until the potato is tender.
• Place 1/2 of the broth mixture into an electric blender or food processor container. Cover and blend until smooth. Pour into a medium bowl. Repeat the blending process with the remaining broth mixture. Return all of the pureed mixture to the saucepan. Stir in the reserved beet juice, dill and black pepper. Cook over medium heat until the mixture is hot.
• Serve with sour cream.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Roast beets on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, turning once halfway through, until soft, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Peel beets under running water. In a food processor, combine beets, sour cream, 2 teaspoons juice, cardamom, salt and garlic; blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and garnish with zest to taste. Serve with pita, if desired.

Steps:

• Place beets into a pot, cover with water, and add vinegar. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until halfway tender, about 30 minutes. Drain. Let cool until safe to handle, at least 15 minutes.
• Place beets on a cutting board. Remove skin and chop beets.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir potatoes, onion, red chile flakes, and curry until potatoes are slightly softened, about 15 minutes. Add the boiled beets, chicken stock, and brown sugar. Increase heat to high; bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to low and cover; cook until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Season with salt.
• Fill blender halfway with soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to puree. Pour into a pot. Repeat with remaining soup.

Steps:

• Cook beets in water to cover until tender. Drain, slip off skins and slice or cube. In the top of a double boiler, mix beets, sour cream, horseradish, onion and salt. Heat, stirring occasionally, to serving temperature. Serve garnished with the chives or parsley.

Steps:

• Peel 2 pounds beets, and chop them into 1-inch chunks; roughly chop the greens.
• Put both in a saucepan with 1 tablespoon butter and 1/2 cup stock.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer.
• Cover, and cook until the beets are tender and the greens wilted, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Boil off any excess liquid; stir in 1/4 cup sour cream, and toss with chopped chives. (This is fantastic served over egg noodles.)