Friday, March 29, 2013

Beets, Greens, and Better than Bouillon

Just discovered this amazing organic bouillon that is vegetable based.  It has no hydrogenated oils and seems free of the dreaded monosodium glutamate (aka MSG). It's called Better Than Bouillon and, no, they did not pay me. The only ingredient that might be questionable is the maltodextrin.


Chris used this bouillon on one of his farro dishes that includes beets and the beet greens. Super healthy but word of warning: the beets turn your urine and BM red!

Ingredients

3 beets with greens attached
1 sweet onion
1 c Farro
1/2 c red wine
2 c water
1 t Better Than Bouillon
1 T Honey
1 t salt

Instructions
1) Trim and scrub beets, save green tops for later.
2) Slice beets into 3/8 inch slices
3) Bake beets at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
4) In a medium size sauce pan, combine water, red wine, honey, salt, and Better Than Bouillon, and heat till all is dissolved, almost boiling
5) When the beets are finished baking, "fry" the chopped onion in a large frying pan
6) Add farro to onion and toss for 2 minutes, ensure that onion is evenly distributed with the farro at a fairly high heat
7) Carefully add the broth and wine mixture to the farro and onion, then let simmer for 10 minutes
8) Cut beets into 3/8 inch cubes and add to farro mixture, let simmer for 10 more minutes
9) Coarsely cut up beet greens and add to farro mixture in the last 5 minutes
10) If liquid remains in the frying pan, continue to toss as liquid evaporates


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