Charcoal Roasted Beets And Red Onions Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475°F.
• Blanch onions in a large pot of boiling water 1 minute, then drain. Trim and peel.
• Tightly wrap onions and beets in double layers of foil to make 5 packages (2 of onions and 3 of beets) and roast until tender, 30 to 40 minutes for onions and about 1 hour for beets.
• When beets and onions are cool enough to handle, discard foil. Slip off skins and stems from beets and cut into wedges.

Steps:

• Prepare a moderately hot charcoal fire in a grill unit that has a cover.
• Place beets and red onions in a 10 inch cast iron skillet and drizzle with olive oil.
• Place skillet on grill rack over fire, cover the grill unit and roast the vegetables 1 to 1 1/2 hours, depending on the size of the vegetables.
• You may have to cook the beets a little longer than the onions.
• The onions should be soft to the touch and a fork should pierce the beets easily.
• Alternately, you can roast the beets in a skillet in a preheated 400 degree oven.
• Remove vegetables from skillet with tongs.
• Add broth, vinegar and 1 teaspoon thyme to the skillet, place over high heat and boil liquid, scraping bottom of skillet for about 4 minutes or until it's dark, glossy brown and syrupy.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Peel beets and onions when they're cool enough to handle.
• Slice the beets into julienne strips and onions into thin rings.
• Spoon liquid over onions and beets, add remaining 1/2 teaspoon thyme and stir well to combine.
• Heat briefly and serve.