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About the Recipe: This hearty stew is a comfort dish that is usually made with beef chuck roast. We used a plant-based ground “meat” substitute and flavored the vegetables with paprika. Adding the beets enhances the rich color and adds an earthy depth to the dish, and the cumin provides a complex nutty quality. Serve the stew over buttered noodles with a dollop of sour cream or unsweetened yogurt.
Cook’s Note: Hungarian paprika can be found in sweet or spicy variations. Use the one you prefer. The red beets will make your sauce very red. You can use golden beets if desired.
Some Healthy Benefits: Beets are enjoying their much-deserved place at the center stage of a healthy diet. They’re not only chock-full of essential everyday nutrients like B vitamins, iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, and potassium, these ruby gems also are a goldmine of health-boosting nutrients that you may not get anywhere else.” (Health.com)
Beets are one of the world’s healthiest vegetables in part because they are a unique source of betalains, a type of phytonutrients. More specifically, beets contain betanin and vulgaxanthin, among others, and these are shown to provide antioxidants, offer anti-inflammatory benefits, and support detoxification.
For More Information See:
https://www.chefs-garden.com/blog/september-2019/health-benefits-of-beets-they%E2%80%99re-hard-to-beat
https://www.chefs-garden.com/blog/august-2018/nutritional-benefits-of-beets
Some Cooking Hints
Roast a mix of small Chef’s Garden baby beets with olive oil and salt. “Then wrap them in foil and give them a quick peel,” he said. “That salty flavor helps with the earthiness.”
The chef tosses the peeled beets with lemon oil and blueberry balsamic vinaigrette. The oil and the acidity also help to mellow the earthy flavor, he said. He plates the dressed beets on fresh greens alongside an almond goat cheese croquette. “Goat cheese and beets,” he said, “are like peanut butter and jelly.”
For More Information See:
https://www.chefs-garden.com/blog/september-2018/mixing-methods-maximizes-beets%E2%80%99-appeal
https://www.farmerjonesfarm.com/blogs/recipes/glazed-beets
To Serve: Arrange Hungarian stew over noodles and garnish with sour cream.
Serves: 4-6
pdf for Copy of Recipe – Savory Healthy Hungarian Stew
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