Dutch Beets Recipes

Steps:

• Cut off all but 1 inch of beet tops. Wash beets; leave whole with root ends attached. Heat 8 to 9 cups water, 1 tablespoon white vinegar (to preserve color) and salt (if desired) to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven. Add beets. Cover and boil 40 to 50 minutes or until tender; drain. Cool, peel and slice beets.
• Mix cornstarch, sugar, salt and pepper in 3-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in water and vinegar. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in beets; cook until hot.

Steps:

• Place eggs in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let eggs sit in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, and peel.
• Place beets, onion, and peeled eggs in a non-reactive glass or plastic container. Set aside.
• In a medium-size, non-reactive saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup reserved beet juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and cloves. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
• Pour hot liquid over beets and eggs. Cover, and refrigerate 48 hours before using.

Steps:

• Drain beets, reserving 1 cup liquid (discard remaining liquid); set beets aside.
• In a saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended.
• Gradually add the reserved beet liquid. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in the vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and beets; heat through.

Steps:

• peel, cook and mash potatoes.
• drain beets and mash thoroughly and add to the potatoes.
• dice the meat
• dice 6 of the hard boiled eggs
• dice about 1/2 of the sweet gherkins, cocktail onions, and dill pickles
• add diced meat into the mashed potato mix.
• add diced gherkins, cocktail onions, and dill pickles to taste.
• add mayonnaise to taste, at least 2 tablespoons to start.
• fold in diced eggs.
• shape into mound on top of bed of lettuce leaves.
• cover mound with a thin layer of mayonnaise.
• slice remaining eggs and distribute evenly on the mound.
• chill and enjoy.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375^. Wash and scrub beets. Trim top from beets leaving 2 inches of leaf stem end- do not cut any of the beet tail. Rub beets with peanut oil and season well with salt. Put beets into a Dutch Oven and place in conventional oven for about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Remove the beets from the oven, split and pinch like a baked potato. Top with your choice of toppings and season with salt and pepper serve. (I like mine with sour cream and butter and bacon). EAT THE SKIN TOO! Just like a baked potato.