This side dish is from ONE beet. One perfect, golden nugget so sweet I could eat the whole plate for dinner alone. I scrubbed and cubed it, steamed it, then simply dressed it in good butter, a splash of Norm's homemade Pinot vinegar, and some grated ginger and turmeric rhizome. A pinch of salt and red chili, e voilà.
This simple little plate begs for a curried lamb and fragrant jasmine rice, or maybe a nice paneer crumble and biryani. Tonight, though, I'll enjoy it in its own right.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Golden beets with fresh turmeric and ginger
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Wow. That looks really, really good. I've never even seen a golden beet. You continue to impress me. I learn so much here.
Yeah, I thought I was going to learn how to make spaetzle. I have done it, but, it ah...well not so much.
Fresh turmeric? Wow! I haven't seen that in ages. Golden beets are so beautiful.
ohhh. nice side dish. i totally love golden beets but they are never for friggin sale in our normal grocery store. i've got to go to the 'rich, uber-white, anglo-saxon wanna-be farmers market' place that's a walk away. you know those type of stores...right?
I have a hard time finding fresh turmeric since leaving the city. But golden beets, we got. Though the second planting was late, so they're still tiny. That dressing is money.
I have never had a purple beet and now I find out there's also a golden one!!!!! Side dishes can be main dishes when they are good and you are hungry enough... I could eat a whole bowl of patatas fritas.
By the way, don't know if you saw the answer to your last comment in my blog. Please be aware that Zorra= Bitch!
I've never seen a golden beet. My local Piggly Wiggly isn't exactly on the cutting edge.
Is it similar in taste and texture to a red one?
Donald - They're really pretty. They're kind of orange-ish around the middle, and just yummy.
Alicia - Asian market ftw (turmeric)!
Judy - It was one huge-ass beet. The size of a softball, and not at all tough or bitter for it.
Amy - Yeah, I think I know the place. Wink emoticon.
Jube - I keep mine in the freezer, along with my galangal. It grates better that way, too, and the flavor isn't compromised at all. (I can't believe you used a Fieri-ism.)
Núria - Oh my god, I'm so sorry! I blame Babelfish. We use a lot of small, furry, predatory animals to mean something sexy or cunning (minx, vixen, etc.). :P
Syd - Yeah, a little milder though. For people who don't like that "beet" taste (but don't mind the sweetness) it's a good gateway drug.
I love a good golden beet. I always roast mine, but that photo could persuade me over to the steaming side.
So, you had to go and make it even goldener.
Wonder where I might find a fresh turmeric.
Oh I like where you are going with it in the last sentance. It would be great with Indian food. Last time I got a golden beet was in spring here. I much prefer them to red ones.
i'm looking for a yellow beet today. fresh turmeric might be tough... whole foods?
That looks heavenly!
I have decided you live in a food magazine spread, a beautiful layout of yummy food and plating. There is no way you and that food exsists in real life.
Lo - I was time-strapped, otherwise it's my favorite way, too.
Cookiecrumb and Claudia - Hate to double-reply, but Asian grocery stores are where it's at.
Courtney - Me too. They don't stain the cutting board nearly as bad, either. :)
Spiteful Chef - I thought you were just that Land Shark again.
Real Live Lesbian - I am so happy to be typing that. Thanks. :)
Brittany - I DO exist! In a childless world of free time and tolerant palates.
I'll have mine with jasmine rice thanks...
That looks delicious. Is that a chanterelle above your head?
That was all from ONE BEET?! Are you kidding me? What do farmer's put in their fertilizer where you live, the souls of unborn children?
I'm a big fan of turmeric. I would love to get my hands on a whole root, but right now it's still the powdered stuff for me.
Petah - That seems to be the winning combination. :)
James - It is a chanterelle! I picked it myself in those very woods.
Tina - Yes, baby souls and kittens.
That must have bee a huge beet! I love the colour.
I've had an Indian bug up my ass lately. I need to try this w/ the leftover tandoori chicken sitting in my fridge. Nommy.
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