Vermicular | Beets with Yogurt Sauce

Beets with Yogurt Sauce

Tailored for: Musui–Kamado
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Cooking Flow

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Cooking mode

[LOW] 30 min

REST 10 min

Ingredients

  • 6 baby beets, unpeeled, leaves trimmed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme

Sauce A

  • ½ cup (120 g) plain yogurt
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger

Sauce B

  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Garnish

  • Chopped walnuts
  • Fresh dill or fennel fronds

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place beets and herbs in the pot and add in 1 tablespoon of water.

  2. Cover and steam-roast over [LOW] heat for 30 minutes. Turn off heat and let rest, covered, for another 10 minutes. Let cool in the refrigerator, then peel and cut into bite-sized pieces.

  3. Mix ingredients for Sauce A and Sauce B separately.

  4. Smear the plate with Sauce A and place the beets on top. Drizzle with Sauce B, then sprinkle chopped walnuts and dill or fennel fronds on top. Serve cold.

Note

  • When the cooked beets are cool enough to handle, use a paper towel to rub off the skins.

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