Comments on: Uncommonly Delicious Beet Puffs

By: Gourmet Fury » Beet ‘n Squash You: Beet ‘n Scallop Salad, Crabapple Relish

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:59:52 +0000

[...] Uncommonly Delicious Beet Puffs by Kian of RedCook. [...]

By: Kian

Kian — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:47:53 +0000

Yes Matt, it is very rare to see beets in China. They are mostly grown for sugar production. But if you’re near region where beets are grown you will find beets used in some of their cooking.

By: Chinamatt

Chinamatt — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:53 +0000

I’m not a fan of beets, but these sound rather interesting. And I don’t remember ever seeing beets for sale in China, except canned in the foreign aisle of the supermarket.

By: Business as usual? : quasi serendipita

Business as usual? : quasi serendipita — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:01:27 +0000

[...] Bouchon For Two.The four winners were warm salad with parmesan dressing, braised beef with beets, uncommonly delicious beet puffs and roasted beet and ginger risotto. They all look amazing! I think I will try the risotto first. [...]

By: kt

kt — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:48 +0000

thanks so much! can’t wait to try this (turnip-style). congrats on winning beet ‘n squash you.

By: Bouchon For Two » Beet ‘n Squash You: Beet ‘n Scallop Salad, Crabapple Relish

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:03:56 +0000

[...] Uncommonly Delicious Beet Puffs by Kian of RedCook. [...]

By: Kian

Kian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:10:03 +0000

Yes, you can just substitute the beet with turnip. But turnip is more moist than beet so you should remove some of the moisture. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of salt over the shredded turnip and let it stand for about 15 minutes. Then squeeze as much of the liquid out as possible. Adjust the salt in the recipe since the turnip will already be salted.

By: kt

kt — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:35:55 +0000

I’ve been meaning to make the turnip version of this dish. Can I just substitute 3/4 pound of turnip for the beets in this recipe? Thanks!!

By: Kian

Kian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:37:04 +0000

Hi BL, If you live in New York City you can go to the Union Square farmer’s market on Saturdays. Flying Pigs Farm’s stand sells them…

http://www.flyingpigsfarm.com/farmersmarkets.html

You can also mail order lard from them directly. Other mail order options are…

http://lardlovers.ning.com/profiles/blogs/lard-sources
https://www.prairiepridepork.com/

By: BL

BL — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:10:47 +0000

Hi Again Kian,

Oops please disregard my last comment, I did not see the question and response to the lard question earlier. And thank you for all your thoughtful links and answers I read the great post on the “fitness spotlight” was very insightful. That said, where in NY does one get lard, the good kind that is, non-hydrogenated.

thank you, BL