Boiled Beets Recipes

BOILED BEETS WITH SAUTEED BEET GREENS

Steps:

• Fill a large saucepan with water, and set over high heat. Bring water to a boil. Stir in salt, and add beets; boil until beets are fork-tender, about 45 minutes. Drain, let cool, and rub off skins under cold water.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, and cook until just golden, about 3 minutes. Add beet greens, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing greens until wilted. Remove skillet from heat. Serve warm greens with whole boiled beets. Drizzle with additional olive oil, if desired.

BETTY CROCKER HOW TO COOK BEETS

Steps:

• [If you can, buy beets with the stems and greens still attached, as they come out of the ground.
• Ask the produce manager at your grocery or health food store to buy organic beets with the nourishing leaves attached!]].
• Cut off all but 2 inches of the green stems.
• Save the leaves because they are very nutritious and can be steamed, sauteed or shredded in salads!
• Leave the beets whole with 2 inches of stems at the top and root ends at the bottom. This prevents the red color from seeping out into the water [and all over the place too!].
• Place in a saucepan covered with salted water to taste (with at least 1 tsp of vinegar).
• Boil until tender [usually, 30-45 minutes, depending on the size of the beets]. Boiling can take up to 60 minutes for larger beets.
• Drain and run cold water over beets. The skins will slip right off with the root ends, but make sure you wear kitchen gloves so your hands don't turn red.
• To serve, you can add melted butter, salt and pepper, basil, savory, caraway seeds or sprinkle with minced chives or parsley.
• NOTE: i prefer to steam my vegetables in an OSTER mechanical food steamer available cheap with free shipping from amazon.com - so i peel and slice mine for faster cooking as i do for all potatoes.
• But you can steam this in a covered pot with a steamer insert also - just make sure the water doesn't evaporate: bring the salted water with more vinegar added to a boil and add the steamer insert and beets. Cover and steam on medium or medium low heat until they are your desired tenderness.
• One thing is for sure - never peel or cut the stems or roots if steaming or boiling whole - it's SO much easier not to have red dye and red water dripping everywhere - and the skins come right off easily once cooked. Peeling is a waste of time and makes a mess!

BOILED BEETS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan add enough water so the beets are fully submerged. Bring to a boil, cover and turn down the heat to allow it to simmer for 30 minutes.
• Once cooked, rinse the beets under cool water. Then pat dry and peel away the skins.
• Slice the beets thinly and arrange on a small platter. Drizzle with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper.

GARLICKY BEET DELIGHT

Steps:

• Wash the beets and boil until tender, about 45 minutes (or 20 minutes in a pressure cooker). Remove the skins by running cold water over the boiled beets, and then slipping of their skins. Slice the beets and toss with the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, and salt.

HOW TO BOIL BEETS

Steps:

• Remove the tops from the beets, but leave a two inch stem. This will help the pigment from leaching into the water.
• Wash and dry the beet roots.
• Add the vinegar and the beets to a large pot of water, then cover and bring to a boil. Stir in the salt and reduce the heat to medium low. Simmer until fork tender, roughly 30 to 45 minutes.
• Use a fork or slotted spoon to remove them, then let them cool. Cut off the root and stem and discard.
• Optional: Keep the beet water. Read the post for ideas on how to use it.
• Peel by using a piece of paper towel to wipe the skin off or peel under running water.
• Keep whole, quarter, slice, cube or puree depending on your recipe.
• Herb butter (try fresh dill, mint or tarragon)
• Balsamic glaze
• Beet juice reduction sauce
• Chopped caramelized or candied pecans on a salad of mixed greens

BOILED BEETS

Steps:

• Place the beets in a large saucepan and add water to cover and the lemon juice or vinegar. This will help to keep the beets from bleeding. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until tender, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Place pot under running cold water and let rinse until beets can be handled. The skins can now be easily peeled off the beets.