Name: Beets
Ingredients: 2 pound beets; 1/2 pound carrots; 6 dried shiitake; 2 med. onion; 1/2 lemon; 4 ounce sour cream; 8 cloves garlic; 3 bayleaf; 1/2 tsp Hungarian paprika (chili powder is good too); 1 tsp chopped mint; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp sugar (optional); white pepper

Beets

Ingredients

2 pounds beets
1/2 pound carrots
6 dried shiitake
2 med. onion
1/2 lemon
4 ounces sour cream
8 cloves garlic
3 bayleaf
1/2 tsp Hungarian paprika (chili powder is good too)
1 tsp chopped mint
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar (optional)
white pepper

Instructions

Place large pieces of vegetables in stew-pot. Add water just enough to cover veggies. Add dried mushrooms. Remove after water starts to boil. Julienne mushrooms and place them back to stew. Add salt and finely cut onion. Reduce heat to VERY low, cover and cook until liquid almost evaporated. Add pepper, mint, lemon zest, bay-leaf and cook another 10-15 min. Mean time mix in blender sour cream, paprika, garlic and salt. Turn off heat. Pour Lemon juice over the veggies. Hold for another 1-2 minutes and then serve on plate. Pour Sour cream sauce over the veggies.