Beet Bourguignon

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Who needs boeuf where there are beets? This is a wonderfully luxurious stew that will make your kitchen smell amazing.

Ingredients

× 1
5 Servings
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 3 shallots
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 6-7 polka beets
  • 6 carrots
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 thyme
  • 2 tsp tomato paste
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 2 cups vegetable stock
  • 2 handfuls crimini mushroomssmall
  • 6 oz puy lentils
  • 3 large portobello mushrooms
  • salt
  • pepper
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • sprigs thyme
  1. In a large pot on medium heat, sauté onions and garlic in olive oil.

  2. Chop the shallots. Peel and chop the carrots. Peel and cut the polka beet into quarters. Finely chop the garlic.

  3. Add beets and carrots, and continue to sauté for about a minute. Add tomato paste, thyme, bay leaves, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Sauté for .

  4. Add the red wine, and reduce to about half.

  5. Add the stock and simmer for .

  6. Slice and sauté the mushrooms. Rinse the lentils. Add mushrooms and lentils to the stew. Simmer until the beets and lentils are almost soft. Add the mushrooms, and continue to simmer until the beets and lentils are completely soft.

  7. Serve with a few sprigs of thyme.