Darra Goldstein

Rutabaga in Wine Sauce

Брюква в винном соусе

Preparation info

  • 6

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
A Taste of Russia
A Taste of Russia

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1983

  • About

This recipe is adapted from Elena Molokhovets’s famous nineteenth-century cookbook, A Gift to Young Housewives. Molokhovets’s recipe calls for Malaga, a sweet, fortified wine favored by the Russian gentry, but cream sherry lends an equally seductive taste.

Ingredients

  • 1 small rutabaga (1 to 1¼ pounds)
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Method

Bring a large kettle of salted water to a boil. Peel and dice the rutabaga, then parboil it in the water until soft, about 15 minutes. Drain well.

In a large saucepan melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and cook, stirring, for a minute, then gradually whisk in the chicken stock. Add the rutabaga and sherry. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 to 12 minutes, until the sauce thickens. Stir in the p