Cranberrybeets Recipes

BACON AND CRANBERRY BEAN RAGOUT

Steps:

• Cook and stir olive oil and bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until bacon is fully cooked and begins to crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain off excess grease, leaving a teaspoon in the pan.
• Stir shallots and salt into the cooked bacon; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in beans, chicken broth, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until the beans begin to swell, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Uncover and continue cooking bean and bacon mixture until the liquid reduces and beans are tender, 5 to 10 more minutes. Add rosemary, lemon zest, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper. Adjust levels of salt and black pepper. Remove from heat, stir in extra-virgin olive oil, hot chile paste, and fresh herbs.

CRANBERRY BEETS

Steps:

• Place beets in saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until tender. , In another saucepan, heat cranberry sauce over medium heat until melted. Add orange juice, orange zest and salt. Drain beets; gently stir into cranberry mixture. Heat through.

CRANBERRY-BEET RELISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚. Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet and bake until toasted, about 12 minutes. Let cool, then chop.
• Meanwhile, combine the cranberries, beet, sugar, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped.
• Scrape the cranberry relish into a bowl. Stir in the walnuts, apple, parsley and dill. Refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.

BEETS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the beets, cranberry sauce and orange juice concentrate.
• Cook and stir over low heat until heated through.
• Serve with a slotted spoon.

CRANBERRY BEANS

Steps:

• Wash leek greens well in a bowl of cold water, then lift out and drain well. Tuck bay leaves and herb sprigs into leek greens and tie tightly in a bundle with string to make a bouquet garni.
• Bring water, bouquet garni, onion, and chile to a boil in a 5-quart heavy pot and simmer, partially covered, 20 minutes. Add beans and simmer gently, stirring occasionally and adding 1 tablespoon kosher salt toward end of cooking, until tender, about 25 minutes for fresh beans or 50 minutes to 1 1/4 hours for soaked dried. Discard bouquet garni, and discard onion and chile if desired.
• Just before serving, transfer beans with a slotted spoon to a dish and season with kosher salt. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with mint and thyme.

CRANBERRY BEETS

Steps:

• Place beets and sauce into a saucepan and heat until blended.
• Stir in orange rind and then add cornstarch, which has been dissolved in the orange juice.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.

CRANBERRY-GLAZED BEETS

Steps:

• Drain the beets, reserving 1/4 cup juice; set aside. In a saucepan, combine cornstarch, sugar, vinegar and salt; mix until smooth. Stir in beet juice and cranberry juice; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in raisins and let stand for 5 minutes. Add beets cook over low heat for 2 minutes or until heated through.

CRANBERRY BEAN GRATIN

Steps:

• Place beans in a large bowl and cover with 4 cups water; let soak overnight.
• Drain beans and transfer to a medium saucepan; cover with water by 2 inches. Bring water to a boil, reduce heat and skim foam from surface. Continue simmering beans until tender, 30 to 45 minutes, adding more water as necessary. Season beans with salt and set aside to cool in their liquid.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium, heavy-bottomed skillet heat 1/4 cup of olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery; cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and sage, and season with salt; let cook 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes; cook 5 minutes more and remove from heat.
• Drain beans, reserving liquid. Transfer beans to skillet with vegetables; stir to combine. Pour bean mixture into a medium gratin or baking dish; season with salt. Add enough bean cooking liquid to almost cover. Drizzle with olive oil and top with toasted breadcrumbs.
• Transfer gratin dish to oven and bake for 40 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure the gratin has not dried out. If necessary spoon a little of the bean cooking liquid into the side of the gratin, to avoid wetting the breadcrumbs.

CRANBERRY BETTY

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown the bread crumbs in 3 tablespoons butter. Place half the apples in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Combine the brown sugar and nutmeg; sprinkle half over apples. Top with half of the bread crumbs. Dot with half of the remaining butter. Place the cranberries on top. Layer with remaining apples, brown sugar mixture, bread crumbs and butter. , Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15-20 minutes more or until fruit is tender. , For lemon sauce, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan; add water and lemon zest until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and butter until melted. Serve over warm Cranberry Betty.