Modernized Beet Recipes
Three ways to prepare beets: simply with butter and sugar, pickled, or in a sour sauce.
Ingredients
- 4 medium Beets (Fresh beets)
- 3 tablespoons Butter (For simple beets)
- 1.5 tablespoons Sugar (For simple beets)
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt (For simple beets)
- 0.5 cup Vinegar (For pickled beets)
- 2 tablespoons Butter (For sour sauce)
- 2 tablespoons All-purpose flour (For sour sauce)
- 0.25 cup Heavy cream (For sour sauce)
- 1 teaspoon Sugar (For sour sauce)
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt (For sour sauce)
- 2 pinches Black pepper (For sour sauce)
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Pickled Beets
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Instructions
- 1Wash the beets thoroughly. Place them in a pot with enough salted water to cover them. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 30-45 minutes, depending on size. A knife should easily pierce the beets when they are done.
- 2Once the beets are cool enough to handle, peel and cut them into 1/4-inch slices. In a saucepan, combine the sliced beets with butter, sugar, and salt. Reheat gently until the butter is melted and the beets are warmed through. Serve hot.
- 3Once the beets are cool enough to handle, peel and slice them. Place the sliced beets in a jar or container and cover with vinegar. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the beets to pickle.
- 4After boiling the beets, reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Plunge the beets into cold water, rub off the skins, and cut into cubes. Set aside.
- 5In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes until a smooth paste forms (a roux). Gradually pour in the reserved beet water, whisking continuously to prevent lumps. Add vinegar, cream, sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened slightly.
- 6Add the cubed beets to the sour sauce and reheat gently until warmed through. Serve immediately.
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