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Beet Slices in Creamy Mustard Sauce
From Athens Locally Grown
<p>For this recipe, tender cooked beets are sliced and warmed in a creamy and delicious mustard sauce. If you cook the beets ahead of time, this becomes a low-fuss, high-impact side dish you can prepare and serve almost instantly.</p>Source: From Farmer John’s Cookbook: The Real Dirt On Vegetables (Entered by Eric Wagoner)
Serves: Serves 4
Vegetarian!
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs
beets, scrubbed, trimmed
3 tablespoons
unsalted butter
1/4 cup
chopped shallot or red onion
1 tablespoon
all-purpose flour
1/2 cup
vegetable or chicken stock
1/4 cup
milk
3 tablespoons
prepared Dijon mustard
salt and freshly ground black pepper
chopped fresh parsley
Step by Step Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Place beets in a small roasting pan with 1/2 cup water. Cover with foil and bake until beets are easily pierced with a sharp knife, 45 minutes to 1 hour depending on size. Allow beets to cool slightly, then run under cold water and slip off their skins. Slice the beets in half; cut each half into 1/4-inch wedges.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the shallot or red onion; cook, stirring, for 4 minutes. Add flour and stir constantly for 2 minutes. Whisk in the stock, milk, and mustard. Cook and stir the mixture until slightly thickened. Add the beets, continuing to cook and stir until they are warmed through, about 10 minutes.
- Remove the skillet from heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with parsley.