Butter Braised Radishes Recipes

BRAISED RADISHES

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in 1 pound (2 bunches) trimmed, quartered radishes and 1/4 teaspoon sugar. Add 1/3 cup water, 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Partially cover and simmer until almost tender, 5 minutes. Uncover; cook, stirring, until most of the liquid evaporates. Season with lemon juice and chopped tarragon.

BUTTER-BRAISED RADISH OPEN-FACE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, place eggs. Cover with cold water 1 inch above eggs. Heat to boiling; remove from heat, then cover and let stand 18 minutes. Meanwhile, melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Remove stems from radishes, then cut radishes into 1/2-inch pieces. Add to saucepan along with thyme, and cook about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Remove eggs from pan, and add to bowl of ice water until cool enough to peel. Peel eggs, then cut in half lengthwise.
• Pull green leaves from radish stems, and add to cooked radishes along with sliced green onions. Cook about 1 minute or until leaves have wilted.
• Assemble sandwiches by topping toasted bread with cooked radishes and radish leaves, egg halves, Parmesan cheese and lemon peel. Finish with a pinch of salt and some freshly ground pepper on top.

BRAISED TURNIPS AND RADISHES

Steps:

• Peel vegetables, or not; quarter turnips if necessary to make them about same size as radishes. Put in saucepan with pinch of salt, butter or oil, and water to come up about halfway to their height. Cover and turn heat to medium-high.
• Simmer until vegetables are just about tender, 10 to 20 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook until vegetables are shiny and glazed with their juices. Add more salt if necessary and serve hot.

BRAISED RED RADISHES

Steps:

• If radish tops are intact and in good condition, trim off (leaving a short length of stem attached to radish), wash and set aside. Leave small radishes whole, and cut large ones in half.
• In a medium-size pot melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add shallots and thyme, and cook, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add radishes, a sprinkling of salt and pepper and just enough water to cover radishes. Bring to a simmer, and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. If using, add radish tops, and simmer 1 minute more.
• Remove radishes (and tops, if using) to a serving dish, and boil liquid in pot until reduced to about 1/3 cup. Stir in remaining tablespoon butter, season to taste with salt and pepper, and pour over radishes. Garnish with thyme leaves, and serve.

BRAISED RADISHES

Steps:

• Place radishes in a skillet with stock, butter bits, shallots, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Cover the pan and bring to a boil. Uncover the pan and reduce heat to medium. Cook radishes 10 to 12 minutes and if the stock has not cooked away, remove radishes and cook down to 1/2 cup, about 2 minutes.

BUTTER-SMASHED PEAS WITH RADISHES

Steps:

• Bring salted water to a rolling boil in a saucepan over high heat. Add peas. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium and add butter to saucepan. Stir in radishes; cook, stirring often, until translucent, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer radishes to a plate and return drained peas to pan. Mash peas lightly or until desired consistency with a potato masher. Stir in radishes and mint. Season with Parmesan cheese, salt, and black pepper to taste.

BROWN BUTTER BASTED RADISHES

Steps:

• Put half the butter in a heavy-based frying pan that will fit all the radishes snugly. Heat the butter until it's just foaming and starting to turn a nut-brown, then add the radishes and turn to coat in the butter.
• Fry the radishes, turning them every few mins and adding small knobs of the remaining butter as they cook, for 10 mins until they're glazed and have softened and wrinkled. Turn the heat up to maximum, add the lemon juice, let it sizzle for 1 min, then remove the pan from the heat. Season with sea salt and serve.