How do I cook and preserve beetroot?!
Answers: I have some fresh whole beetroots but don't know how to cook them and keep them? Someone said with water and vinegar but I need a more specific recipe?Thanks.
This is what i do:
Beetroot preserve
300 g beetroot
250 ml brown vinegar
200 g white sugar
1 ml salt
Cut off the beetroot tops, wash the beetroot and place in a saucepan.
Add water to cover. Boil the beetroot for about 30 minutes or until soft.
Drain, reserving 250 ml of the liquid. Remove skin from the beetroots. Dice some beetroot, grate others and leave small ones whole.
Heat the brown vinegar, white sugar, salt and beetroot liquid in a saucepan until all the sugar has dissolved. Stir continuously.
Boil for five minutes. Add the beetroot to the syrup and bring to the boil. Layer the beetroot in a sterilised jar and screw on the lid immediately. Makes 500 ml beetroot preserve. Serves 4.
If you'd like to try a little variation, add a bay leaf and two whole cloves to your beetroot preserve and replace 1/2 your vinegar with wine. I have found real grape vinegar to have a better preserving quality than spirit vinegar and of course a far better tase!
Both way work great! Hope this helped.
I don't know about preserving them, but I cook them as follows: Trim off the tops and wash them. Put them in a pot, cover with water, add a dash of salt, and simmer until tender. Let cool, then peel.
I like them sliced and sprinkled with balsamic vinegar and blue cheese.