Beet Sorghum Risotto

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2 cups cooked sorghum grain, prepared according to package directions
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon fennel seeds
½ fresh fennel, chopped
4 cups beet juice
2 tablespoons butter
2 large roasted beets, peeled, grated on a large hole box grater
2 tablespoons fresh dill, roughly chopped
¼ lemon wedge
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
½ cup sour cream
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
1 piece fresh horseradish

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan; add the fennel seeds and fennel, stirring over low heat until fragrant. Add the beet juice and reduce by half. Strain.

2. Place the strained beet juice in a sauté pan, add the grain, stirring until almost completely absorbed. Spoon in the butter and beets. Season and fold in the fresh dill, squeeze in the lemon and season to taste.

3. In a small bowl, combine the sour cream and prepared horseradish, season with salt. Top the risotto with the sour cream.

4. Using a microplane, grate the horseradish over the whole dish and garnish with fresh picked dill.



Ingredients

2 cups cooked sorghum grain, prepared according to package directions
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon fennel seeds
½ fresh fennel, chopped
4 cups beet juice
2 tablespoons butter
2 large roasted beets, peeled, grated on a large hole box grater
2 tablespoons fresh dill, roughly chopped
¼ lemon wedge
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
½ cup sour cream
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
1 piece fresh horseradish


Directions

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan; add the fennel seeds and fennel, stirring over low heat until fragrant. Add the beet juice and reduce by half. Strain.

2. Place the strained beet juice in a sauté pan, add the grain, stirring until almost completely absorbed. Spoon in the butter and beets. Season and fold in the fresh dill, squeeze in the lemon and season to taste.

3. In a small bowl, combine the sour cream and prepared horseradish, season with salt. Top the risotto with the sour cream.

4. Using a microplane, grate the horseradish over the whole dish and garnish with fresh picked dill.

Sorghum is an extremely versatile grain that you can serve like rice or quinoa or other whole grains.You can cook sorghum grain using your stovetop, slow cooker, oven, rice cooker or whatever option you prefer to prepare your favorite meals. Whole grain sorghum adds a hearty, nutty flavor to your favorite recipes. Use it in salads and in place of pasta and rice. Sorghum grain can also be toasted as a crunchy addition to a tossed salad. Be sure to check out our cooking tips library and get started with new and exciting recipes today.

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