Butter Stewed Radishes Food

RADISHES WITH BUTTER AND SALT

Steps:

• Arrange the radishes on a bed of sea salt. Spread the butter on slices of toasted bread and arrange artfully on a platter. Serve at room temperature.
• Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until combined. Do not whip.

BUTTER-STEWED RADISHES

Steps:

• Trim the tops from the radishes, leaving 1/4 inch of green stem. Cut off the roots at the base of each radish, then cut radish in half from top to bottom. Soak radishes in a large bowl of lukewarm water, agitating them to loosen any clinging sand. Drain and rinse, then soak them in cold water. Soak and rinse a third time if necessary.
• Put radishes in a wide skillet and season well with salt and pepper. Add butter and 1 cup of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover and reduce heat to a brisk simmer. Cook radishes until tender when pierced but no further, about 5 minutes.
• Remove lid, raise heat and boil to evaporate most of the liquid. Serve in the buttery juices with sprinkling of dill.

SAUTEED RADISHES

Steps:

• Heat butter in a skillet over low heat; arrange radishes, cut side-down, in the melted butter. Season with salt and black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until radishes are browned and softened, about 10 minutes.

RADISHES WITH SMOKED BUTTER

Steps:

• Cover the bottom of a big Dutch oven with wood chips. Ball up three big pieces of aluminum foil each to about the size of a golf ball, then place them on top of the chips; they'll be used to prop up the bowl of butter. Cover the Dutch oven and heat over medium-high heat for 10 minutes.
• Place the butter in a heatproof bowl and place the bowl on top of the aluminum balls. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cover the pot, allowing a small opening to vent. Cook for 30 minutes. Taste; if you'd like it to be smokier, cook for longer, up to 30 minutes more. Let the butter cool at room temperature back to 65 to 70 degrees F.
• To speed up the cooling, stick the butter in the freezer, stirring occasionally, until spreadable and opaque, about 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle the butter with flaky salt, then serve with radishes for dipping or spreading.

FRESH RADISHES WITH FLAVORED SALTS AND BUTTER

Steps:

• Toast fennel seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat, shaking pan continuously, until aromatic, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a spice grinder; grind until seeds are no longer coarse. Repeat with cumin seeds.
• In a small mixing bowl, stir ground fennel seeds into 1/2 cup coarse salt; transfer to a small serving bowl. Wipe out mixing bowl, then mix ground cumin seeds into 1/2 cup coarse salt; transfer to another small serving bowl. Wipe out mixing bowl, then stir paprika and cayenne pepper into 1/2 cup coarse salt; transfer to a third serving bowl.
• Arrange radishes on a serving platter. Pour the remaining 1/2 cup salt into another serving bowl. Transfer softened butter to a slightly larger bowl. Serve.