Canned Harvard Beets Sweet Recipes

QUICK HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, place raw beets and enough water to cover. Cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup liquid. (If using canned beets, drain and reserve 1/4 cup juice.) , In another saucepan, combine sugar, flour, vinegar and reserved beet juice. Cook over low heat until thickened. Stir in beets, salt and butter. Simmer for 10 minutes.

HARVARD BEETS (SWEET SOUR RED BEETS)

Steps:

• Mix together the dry ingredients.
• Add vinegar and water and stir until smooth.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Add beets and let stand desired minutes. (Can marinate in fridge overnight or just while you prepare other dishes).
• Before serving, heat to boiling point and add butter.
• Serve warm.

CLASSIC HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• To make with fresh beets, wash the beets and leave an inch of stem and root end on them.
• Put the beets in a saucepan, cover with water, and add about 1 teaspoon of salt per quart of water and bring the water to a boil.
• Reduce the heat, cover the pan, and boil for 30 to 45 minutes, or until the beets are tender.
• Drain the beets and let them cool.
• Then slip off the skins.
• Slice the beets to your desired size.
• Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan.
• Whisk in the vinegar and water and cook over medium heat, stirring, until thickened.
• Add the sliced cooked beets and the salt and freshly ground black pepper and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring frequently, for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir the butter into the beets and serve them hot.
• Enjoy!

HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• Using a medium size saucepan combine the sugar, cornstarch, vinegar and beet juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Add the sliced beets and continue to cook until beets are heated through. Add the butter, continue until cook until butter is melted. Sat and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

GRANDMA'S HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, vinegar and water. Bring to a boil, and cook for 5 minute. Add the beets to the liquid, and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat. Stir in butter, salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Serve warm or chilled.

HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• Drain the beet liquid into a medium saucepan. To the liquid add vinegar, sugar, cornstarch and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; stir in beets and cook until heated through.

CANNED HARVARD BEETS (SWEET)

Steps:

• 1. Wash beets thoroughly, leaving 2" of tops & roots.
• 2. Cook beets in boiling water to cover for about 15 minutes.
• 3. Plunge into cold water 2 times to prevent bleeding.
• 4. Remove skins & cut top off level & root.
• 5. Combine water, vinegar & sugar in large saucepan & bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• 6. Add beets & heat, but do not boil.
• 7. Pack in sterilized jars. Cover with hot juice to neck of jar.
• 8. Place lids & bands on jars.
• 9. Process in hot water bath for 30 minutes.
• 10. Serve hot as a vegetable or cold on relish trays.
• 11. Peggi's note: I use larger beets sometimes , but just make sure when you cut them in half or quarter them that they are all the same size so they cook uniformly. We eat them cold as a side. This recipe never said if you put them in quarts or pints, but I always can mine in pints.

SWEET AND SOUR BEETS

Steps:

• In a bowl mix together the sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir in a little of the wine or vinegar to make a smooth paste.
• Slowly drizzle in the remaining wine or vinegar and the water (adding all the liquid at once can produce lumps in the cornstarch).
• Transfer the mixture to a saucepan; cook over low heat stirring and scraping bottom of the pan often.
• Cook until liquid is clear (about 5 minutes).
• Stir in cooked beets, butter and orange zest; stir until the beets are heated through.
• Season with black pepper is desired.