Red and Purple Stir Fry
Red beet and purple potato stir fry
What you will need
red beets, cubed, about a cup per person
purple potatoes, same quantity as beets
liquid from the beets, if they were preserved in liquid.
OR (if no beet liquid), mix of ½ water ½ red wine vinegar
2 garlic, one peeled, on in the jacket
optional: add a few juniper berries, some nutmeg, cloves, pepper
not necessary to add salt, if beets are preserves, otherwise add salt to taste
How to cook
1

Cube beets rather grossly, about 1-1½ inch cubes
2

Peel potatoes, putting in salt water until all are peeled
3

Cube potatoes as large as beet cubes
4

Add oil
5

Add garlic cloves, 1 clove in jacket, 1 peeled
6

Add beet juice, or water and vinegar, to almost cover
7

Mix, put on high heat until it simmers, then lower heat to keep steady but slow simmer
8

Cover and let cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally
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