Beet Leaf Holopchi Or Beetniks Recipe 45

BEET LEAF ROLLS WITH CREAMY DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Chop up onion and garlic. 2. Add rice, water, onion, and garlic to rice cooker and cook until done. 3. Boil beet leaves in a small amount of water until just wilted. Drain water and let cool. Make sure you cook more beet leaves than you think you will need, as some of them will break. 4. Once rice mixture and leaves are cool, place one tablespoon of the rice mixture on a beet leaf and roll. 5. Fill up a greased 9 x 13 casserole dish with the rolls. 6. In a sauce pan, melt butter, add flour, and cook until flower and butter is golden brown. 7. Add cream and stir until sauce is slightly thick. Do not worry if your sauce is a little runny. It will thicken up in the oven. 8.Stir in chopped dill and salt and pepper to taste. 9. Pour sauce over the beet leaf rolls. 10. Cook in a 350 oven for 45 minutes, or until the cream sauce is boiling at the edges. 11. Let cool for 5 minutes and serve

BEET LEAF HOLOPCHI OR BEETNIKS RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Pinch off a small nub of dough and roll it in your hands into an elongated shape. Place the dough on a beet leaf and roll the leaf around it(leaving the ends unwrapped). Place each roll into a buttered baking dish. Cover the dish with a clean kitchen towel and let the bread rise for an hour or so. Heat oven to 350. Bake the Beetniks for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, make the cream sauce: Melt the buttter in a saucepan, saute onions and garlic until soft, stir in the cream and fresh chopped dill. Bring to a bubbling simmer. Remove beetniks from the oven. Pour the cream sauce evenly over top. Return to oven for 10 min. Ready to serve.

BEET LEAF ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Place your clean beet leaves in a 200 degree oven or hot sun to wilt them.
• (if usiong the oven, don't forget them in there).
• Cook your rice in the 2 cups of water with the 1tsp salt.
• Fry the diced onion in the butter until soft, then add the dill.
• Add the onion/butter/dill mixture to the cooked rice.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, and mix well.
• Place 1 tablespoon of the filling onto a beet leaf, and roll up.
• Making sure your filling won't fall out.
• Place in layers into a casserole dish.
• Mix together the sauce ingredients until well blended.
• And pour over the beet leaf roll-ups.
• Bake at 300 for 1/2 to 3/4 hour.
• until the sauce is just bubbling at the edges.
• Enjoy!

SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS BEET GREENS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the beet greens, and cook uncovered until tender, about 2 minutes. Drain in a colander, then immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes until cold to stop the cooking process. Once the greens are cold, drain well, and coarsely chop.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the greens until oil and garlic is evenly distributed. Season with salt and pepper. Cook just until greens are hot; serve with lemon wedges.