How To Cook And Eat Beets
To keep beets from bleeding add 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice or vinegar.
How to cook and eat beets. Peel the beets and chop to use in other dishes. Plus boiling beets lends a delicate sweet finish that s perfect for light recipes or people who find the taste of roasted beets too overpowering. Place beets in a large saucepan.
Beets taste great with just a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of sea salt and pair well with goat and feta cheese garlic. Beets are great for making ahead because they keep very well in the fridge. Cover and cook on high heat until tender about 4 to 6 hours.
Bring water to a boil. Or you can roast the beets gently until they re succulently tender then rub the skins off with a paper towel. Bake the pan of beets until a paring knife slips easily through the flesh of the beets roughly 65 70 minutes.
Now that you ve learned how to cook beets it s time to eat them. Add beets bring water to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Boil them whole to retain the juices and color doing so also makes it easier to remove the skin.
Cooking beets on the stove is one of the easiest ways to prepare them with basic cooking gear. You can peel it off while it s raw getting your fingers stained scarlet in the process. Watch the boiling process however as with too high of a temperature pink beet water may splash around your stove top and on your skin if you are too close.
After 45 minutes have passed add the chopped beets to the pot and repeat the boiling simmering and covering method. Wash and dry beets. Once boiling reduce to simmer cover and leave for 45 minutes.