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Braised Red Radishes
Preperation Time: 20 Minutes Serves: 10
- Ingredients
40 For You® red radishes (green tops optional)
3 tablespoons butter
2 shallots, diced
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, plus more for garnish
Salt and pepper
- Directions
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Credit: "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone," by Deborah Madison (Broadway, 1997)
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