How do I get beets ready for dinner?!

Is it a casual dinner!? You can just sit them at the table as they are!.
If it's a formal occasion, you may want to put a little jacket and tie on them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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Preparing Beets



Scrub the globes with a vegetable brush under cold running water!. You can cook them whole or slice them!. Peel before (or after) cooking!.



What Happens When You Cook Beets



Betacyamin and betaxanthin, the red betalain pigments in beets, are water-soluble!. (That's why borscht is a scarlet soup!.) Betacyanins and betaxanthins turn more intensely red when you add acids; think of scarlet sweet-and-sour beets in lemon juice or vinegar with sugar!. They turn slightly blue in a basic (alkaline) solution such as baking soda and water!.



Like carrots, beets have such stiff cell walls that it is hard for the human digestive tract to extract the nutrients inside!. Cooking will not soften the cellulose in the beet's cell walls, but it will dissolve enough hemicellulose so that digestive juices are able to penetrate!. Cooking also activates flavor molecules in beets, making them taste better!.

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happy cooker is correct, it's the best way to cook them whole, then peel after cooling!. this way you retain most of the nutrients, which certainly wash out to a degree, if you peel first!. this applies to all root vegetables and tubers as well!.
ideally, you should eat as many vegetables as you can with the peel - many nutrients are in there!. buy young and fresh, scrub well and eat with peel!
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I always drizzle them with olive oil and wrap in foil!. Bake them for at least an hour on 350 or til tender (like a potato)!. After they cool a little, they'll be easier to peel (but messy)!. I like to dice or slice them and smother them in crushed garlic and more extra virgin olive oil!. They go great on a salad!. They will last for weeks in the fridge this way!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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Cut away stems, but rinse greens really well in water and sautee them like you would spinach!. Cut away root and discard!. Boil them in water until fork tender!. Remove from pot and run under cool water and peel away skin with your hands!. The skin will just pull away from the meat of the beet!. Voila! Enjoy!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

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Get them in a can!. The are just as nutritious and it'll cut your prep time in half!. Otherwise, you have to peel them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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Only if you're having a nude dinner!.

I think you need to put them in little bow ties!. Then they're be ready to go to dinner!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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Actually, just slice the ends off, cut into thick slices and boil!. The skins come right off after they are cooked!. Much easier than peeling them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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Yes!. Rinse the them in cold water!. Then peel and boil til tender!. Slice and eat!. Or prepare your recipe!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

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If they are fresh you may want to peel them!.

You can slice them pour vinegar and brown sugar and let them soakWww@FoodAQ@Com

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if you are going to boil them, then yes to peeling!. but to oven roast, just wash, dry, coat w/olive oil and bake on cookie sheet @ 350 for 40 minutesWww@FoodAQ@Com

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I have never had a beet isn't that sad!? They don't smell very yummy!?!.!.!.I like O'gasmics answer though!.!.!.heheh Www@FoodAQ@Com

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LOL!! yes you do!. It's a pain!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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