Magnificent Pairing

Posted by Jack Keller's WineBlog in General, OtherAug 17th, 2009 | no responses A friend sent me some Medieval food recipes two days ago right around supper time. While reading them, I became so hungry I went into the kitchen and integrated one of the dishes (Whiskey Glazed Carrots) into the meal I had planned, which revolved around pan fried pork chops. Today I found a bottle of my 2003 Beetroot Wine in a case in a closet. Tonight's meal revolved around braised beef tips in porcini mushroom sauce on a bed of rice with another of the Medieval dishes and something I cooked up. I used some of the Beetroot Wine in the beef tips and mushroom sauce and also drank it with the meal. It was a fabulous pairing, so good in fact that I want to share the recipe — for the buttered greens and leeks. Read more....