Five Ingredient Harvard Beets Recipes

EASY AS 1-2-3 HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• In small saucepan, combine the ONE tablespoons cornstarch, the TWO tablespoons sugar and the THREE tablespoons vinegar (get it, 1-2-3?)! Stir.
• Drain the can of beets, reserving the liquid. Add 1/2 cup of the liquid to the pan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring till thickened and bubbly.
• Add 1 tablespoons butter and salt and pepper to taste.
• Add drained beets and heat in the sauce till hot through.

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.

CANNED HARVARD BEETS RECIPE - (3.5/5)

Steps:

• Simmer beets until tender enough to peel and cut (40 min). reserve liquid. cut beets uniformly. Boil sugar, starch, vinegar, 3 c beet juice. Whisk until thick. Fill pt jars leaving 1/2" head space. Seal and process 30 min. Add thick pat butter and salt when serving.

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.

HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• In a 2-quart microwave-safe casserole with a lid microwave the beets with the water, covered, at high power (100%), stirring every 2 minutes, for 6 to 15 minutes, or until they are tender when pierced with a fork, transferring them as they are cooked to a cutting board, and let them cool. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid in the casserole. Peel the beets and slice them. In a small bowl dissolve the cornstarch in the vinegar and stir the mixture into the reserved cooking liquid with the sugar and salt to taste. Microwave the mixture at high power, stirring after 1 minute, for 2 minutes, or until the mixture is thickened, stir in the beets and the butter, and microwave the mixture at high power for 1 minute, or until the beets are heated through.

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 RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• 1. Place beets in a 3 qt slow cooker. 2. In a small bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in orange juice and vinegar. Pour over beets 3. Place cloves on a double thick piece of cheesecloth, bring corners together and tie with cooking string. Place bag in slow cooker. 4. Cook on low for 7-8 hours or until tender. Remove spice bag and serve.

HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• In med saucepan, mix cornstarch, sugar, and salt.
• Add vinegar and water.
• Cook and stir until thickened.
• Add butter and beets.
• Heat 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.