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Cooking & Baking

cally

(21,725 posts) Wed Oct 25, 2023, 04:45 PM Oct 2023

White House State Menu and Sorghum??? [View all]

Here’s the menu for the White House State Dinner. Includes two dishes with sorghum?? Has anyone tried to cook with sorghum?

First course

Farro and roasted beet salad

Popped sorghum, herb vinaigrette

Butternut squash soup

Smoked paprika, candied pumpkin seeds

Main course

Sarsaparilla-braised short ribs

Sorghum-glazed young carrots

Brussels sprouts, celery root purée, carrot jus

Dessert

Hazelnut and chocolate mousse cake

Crème fraîche ice cream

As a bonus, here’s an article on sorghum from Healthline

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White House State Menu and Sorghum??? [View all] cally Oct 2023 OP

It's a common grain used in African cuisines. And it's good for you! Ocelot II Oct 2023 #1

It's also eaten widely in China, especially rural China Warpy Oct 2023 #2

We had sorghum syrup a lot as kids zeusdogmom Oct 2023 #3

Millets (including sorghum) are how humanity survived for thousands of years Akakoji Oct 2023 #4

Popped Sorghum and herb vinaigrette? cally Oct 2023 #5

I think they are on the faro and beet salad Kali Oct 2023 #6

Only when gifted to me... Phentex Oct 2023 #7