Beekman 1802 - Recipe Contest

by Brent Ridge, Posted Sep 25th 2009 @ 3:00PM

An autumnal feast. Photo: Brent Ridge, Beekman 1802.

Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell are the farmers and innovators behind Beekman 1802, a 200-year-old estate and farm in upstate New York. We'll be running recipes, photos and tales from the farm as their crops come into season.

One of the true pleasures of life on the farm is walking out to the heirloom vegetable garden to decide what looks good for dinner. All summer, we've been sharing some of our own recipes, but we're not the only ones out there with a backyard garden and a little creativity. There are thousands of you!

We decided to hold a contest to see who came up with the best impromptu recipe from their garden this year.
And guess what? One of the most influential gardening chefs in the world, Alice Waters, is going to help us choose the winner. We'll even prepare the winning recipe and put it right here. You and your recipe could be famous!

To get you started on the right track, we're giving you one of our favorites this season.

Autumn Cabbage and Apples with Sausage

4 tablespoons bacon grease
2 tablespoons sugar
1 small chopped onion
4 cups chopped red cabbage
2 sliced red apples (sweeter varieties work best)
2 tablespoons vinegar
Salt and pepper
1 pound Polish or Italian sausage
1/2 cup red wine

In a deep skillet, over medium heat, add grease and sugar and allow to melt. Add chopped onion and cook slowly until tender. Add the remaining ingredients then place the sausage on top. Add red wine and then cook, covered, for about 45 minutes.

To enter the Beekman Farms Recipe Contest, click here.

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