Saturday, 21 March 2009

Vegetarian Borscht. Beef in Guinness. Jerusalem Artichoke Soup



Recipe: Hearty Vegetarian Borscht


Most winter borscht is made with beef stock and/or meat bones. This one gets its deep, savory flavor from porcini mushroom broth.


Recipe: Beef in Guinness Stew


Guinness makes a great base for a stew, but do be careful not to use it as 100% of the stock flavouring, or it will be very bitter indeed. Beef shin is best, but stewing steak also works.


Article & Recipe: And was Jerusalem builded here


The one light at the end of this tunnel of depression is a brilliant vegetable, the Jerusalem artichoke. Much like last week's discussion on chard, it is a misunderstood and under-used vegetable. The name doesn't help as it has absolutely no relation the globe artichoke you will be more familiar with. It is actually the root or tuber of a particular sunflower and if you have never seen one, think of a ginger root with cylindrical rings on the surface of their gnarly skin ...

Smoky Jerusalem Artichoke and Ginger Soup



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