Cider Glazed Root Vegetable Stew Food

SLOW COOKER ROOT VEGETABLES WITH APPLE CIDER GLAZE

Steps:

• Boil the cider in a small saucepan until it's reduced by half (½ cup). Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, honey, salt and black pepper to taste.
• Put the vegetables in the slow cooker and pour the cider mixture over. Stir to coat.
• Cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 6 hours. Serve warm sprinkled with fresh thyme.

CIDER-GLAZED ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Using 1/2 tablespoon butter, generously coat 17x12x1-inch heavy rimmed baking sheet. Arrange carrots, parsnips, and rutabagas in single layer on baking sheet. Drizzle cider over vegetables. Dot with remaining 2 1/2 tablespoons butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover tightly with foil and bake until vegetables are almost crisp-tender, about 25 minutes. Stir vegetables to coat with juices. Bake uncovered until vegetables are tender and juices are almost evaporated, about 20 minutes. Drizzle Calvados over vegetables and toss to coat.
• Transfer mixture to serving bowl. Toss with parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

CIDER-GLAZED ROOT VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut off the top third of the head of garlic. Sprinkle a little oil on top of the exposed cut and loosely wrap the garlic in foil. Place garlic in oven to roast. In a large bowl, toss the potatoes, sweet potatoes, parsnips, carrots, and rutabagas with 3 tablespoons of oil. Spread the vegetables evenly onto a cookie sheet and place in oven. Roast for approximately 15 minutes. In a large, heavy pot, heat 1 tbs olive oil. Add the leeks and saute for about 3 minutes. Add the roasted root vegetables and apple cider. Continue to cook until cider has reduced by half. Add the stock or water, thyme, bay leaves, and sage. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook for another 10 minutes. Remove garlic from oven. Garlic should be soft and aromatic. Squeeze the garlic from the bulbs into a small bowl. Mash the garlic well with a fork. Stir the roasted garlic into the stew. Season stew with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

GLAZED ROOT VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Spread the turnips, carrots, parsnips, and sweet potatoes in a single layer into the bottom of a large skillet. Pour enough water over the vegetables to cover, but not completely submerge; add the sugar and balsamic vinegar. Place the skillet over medium-high heat; bring the liquid to a boil. Cook and stir until the liquid is evaporated and the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to serve.

CIDER-GLAZED ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine apple cider, butter, thyme, salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, toss together rutabaga, parsnips and half of apple cider mixture.
• Spread in a greased 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Cover with foil. Bake for 15 minutes at 425.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss together leeks, red peppers, fennel, garlic and remaining apple cider mixture.
• Spread in a separate greased 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Cover with foil Add to oven and bake for 30 minutes at 425.
• Uncover both pans, stir vegetables. Continue roasting, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until tender, golden and almost no juices remain.
• Make ahead - let cool, cover and refrigerate. Add 1/4 cup apple cider and rehead in covered Dutch oven over medium heat for aout 15 minutes or heated through.

ROOT VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Prepare onion, garlic and rosemary. Chop potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes and turnip into bite sized pieces (1/2" to 3/4"), or whatever size you prefer.
• Heat olive oil in a medium sized pot over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic and saute, stirring frequently to ensure no scorching. When onion starts to go translucent, add rosemary and continue to stir, 2 to 3 minutes. Rosemary should be fragrant.
• Add potato, carrot, sweet potato and turnip, and toss to coat with onion/olive oil mixture, continuing to stir for a few minutes to heat vegetables but be careful they don't stick to the bottom of the pot.
• Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover to simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Vegetables should be very tender and broth should be reduced by at least half.
• Scoop into shallow bowls and garnish with parsley. Serve with a nice Italian or multi-grain bread, and a white wine of your choice.