Beetroot contains B vitamins, betaine and mineral salts. Betaine lowers blood pressure, promotes the absorption of proteins and regulates metabolism. All nutrients are stored in beets and after heat treatment.
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You will need
- - beets;
- - table vinegar or lemon juice, or sugar.
Instruction manual
1
Choose the right pot for cooking beets. It should be enameled or glass, but not metal. The volume of the pan depends on the size of the root crop - the smaller the beets, the smaller the pan should be.
2
Pour water into a saucepan, put on a fire and bring to a boil.
3
Wash the beets thoroughly. Do not brush or trim the ponytails. Dip the root vegetable in boiling water and reduce the heat.
4
Add table vinegar or lemon juice to the water at the rate of two tablespoons per three liters of water. They will help preserve beet color. Vinegar and lemon juice can be replaced with sugar. It is added in the proportion of one teaspoon per liter of water.
5
Cook the beets by tightly closing the pan with a lid.
6
If necessary, add boiling water to the pan as you boil it.
7
Determine the readiness of beets with a wooden skewer or fork, as soon as it becomes soft - the beets are ready.
8
Remove the cooked beets from the pan and hold for about fifteen minutes in cold water. This will facilitate the cleaning of beets from the skin.
9
If you washed the beets very well before cooking, do not pour the broth, but strain through several layers of gauze and prepare a refreshing drink. To do this, add cinnamon, crushed ginger or citric acid to the beetroot broth to your taste.
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To speed up the cooking time, let the beets boil for an hour. Then remove the pan from the heat, remove the root crop and hold for ten minutes under a stream of cold water. If necessary, boil for another fifteen to twenty minutes and cool again.
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If you need to cook beets very quickly, wash it thoroughly, peel and cut into cubes. Put in a pan and pour hot water. She should barely cover the beets.
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Close the pan with a lid and put on medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally and adding water.
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When the beets are ready, add a teaspoon of vinegar and mix thoroughly. This is done to restore the natural color of the root crop.
note
Boiled beets are stored in the refrigerator for up to two days. Then she begins to lose her taste. The maximum shelf life of cooked beets is three days.
Useful advice
So that the beets do not lose their taste, it is boiled in unsalted water.
To eliminate the unpleasant beetroot odor, you can put a crust of bread in the pan during cooking.