Not if they’re really good beets. Unfortunately all the cooked, vacuum-sealed beets I’ve found in the US are bland. In France you can get good ones.
I’ve never tried to bake lentils or any beans for that manner. I always stew/use insta pot.
What is your recipe?
I get the Melissa’s brand for beets (which is so prevalent in LA supermarkets that it’s vaguely creepy). It says product of France, but who knows if that’s the same as what you’ve gotten.
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Sautee diced onion, carrots, celery and pancetta for 5 minutes in olive oil. Mix separately 1.5 cups white wine and 2 cups chicken stock. Add 2 cups du puy lentils, one crushed garlic clove and 2 bay leaves to the vegetables, then add 2.25 cups of your mixed liquids, bring to a boil, season and cook uncovered in a preheated oven (375F) for 15 minutes. Add remaining liquid and cook covered in the oven for 30-45 minutes (exact time depends on your lentils) until lentils are tender
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Awesome thanks!
Thai-Italian fusion (which actually worked nicely) - Chard-Curry-Lasagna - chard leaves and stalks sautéed with onion, garlic, ginger, diced tomatoes and red Thai curry paste. In addition, a béchamel sauce made with flour, milk, heavy cream and red Thai curry paste. The lasagna was topped with chopped cashew nuts and parmesan
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Melissa Clark’s carrot cake recipe on The NY Times is the highest rated recipe on the cooking site. It’s an easy to make cake. You’ll end up using a lot of bowls. I cut some of the sugar and added some crushed pineapple for moisture. Left out the raisins bc my wife hates raisins. But she likes grapes and loves wine. Need more practice frosting. The cake came out a tad dry but it was delicious. Making again for Mothers Day.
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Variation on Dak Naengchae (Korean chicken salad with pine nuts dressing) - diced poached chicken breast, shredded red cabbage, green beans, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, scallions in a dressing made in the blender with pine nuts, yellow mustard, gochuhang, lemon juice and some water.
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Quick fish curry with cod, snap peas, shiitake, red onion, garlic, jalapeno, pea shoots, coconut milk, curry powder and roasted sesame seeds. Served over rice
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Aren’t those snow peas rather than sugar snap peas?
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Turkish inspired dinner with borek - phyllo dough filled with spinach, onion and feta. Topped with a mixture of egg, oil and milk and some sesame and nigella seeds.
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WoW! that looks fantastic!
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Did you improvise this or was there a recipe you had/looked up?
That’s based on a Cook’s Illustrated recipe but quite simple and tasted like you would get at a good Turkish restaurant
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Variation on Libyan sharba - meatballs (ground beef, soaked bread, fresh mint), chickpeas (quarter of it mashed to give the soup some body), diced tomatoes with chilies, harissa, cumin, turmeric and fresh mint cooked in chicken broth
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Taiwanese variation of Zha Jiang Mian with ground pork, fresh Shanghai noodles, edamame, napa cabbage, bean sprouts, cucumbers, cilantro, fried shallots, garlic, tienmianjiang, light soy sauce, corn starch and black rice vinegar
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That appears to be more akin to chow mein, but no matter, it looks delicious!
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looks amazing! You can cook your booty off!
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