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Farm Kitchen:  What are some yummy ways to eat beets?  |
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jumpingjuliet
True Blue Farmgirl
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becky
oroville
CA
USA
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 Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 08:49:12 AM
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I love pickled beets but I have never eaten them prepared any other way. I plan on planting some in my garden this year and I was wondering how you gals like your beets? Thanks bunches!
Toodles,
Becky
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vermont v
True Blue Farmgirl
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Victoria
Chester
Vermont
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 3:19:30 PM
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I like to make borscht. There are lots of ways to make it but I saute onions in olive oil in my pressure cooker and after they are soft I add cut up carrots beets and potatoes and chicken broth. After 20 to 30 mintues of cooking I immersion blend it, season with salt and serve with sour cream and dill. You can also make it with beef broth or add cabbage. Once in a while I put some cooked bacon in! Also beets are wonderful just cut up roasted in the oven with olive oil and salt. You can put these in salads; especially good with soft goat cheese and greens. |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
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Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 3:28:24 PM
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| Becky, we like Harvard beets. I don't use a recipe but I just put my canned beet juice, (leave out the beets for now) Put in vinegar, sugar, a little orange juice and corn starch to thicken. After it comes to a boil and thickens, I add the beets and cook until it is heated through. Don't know the amounts, I just put it in there. Maybe a quarter cup of vinegar, sugar and orange juice. Next time I fix it, I'll measure. |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 4:33:37 PM
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| I like to boil them, then peel the skins, quarter and saute in butter with salt and pepper. I've also tried roasting them in foil with butter, salt and pepper, then peeling the skin. |
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 4:38:01 PM
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I just eat them sauted in butter, salt and pepper, warm through. YUMMY!!! I love beets.
Heather
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
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Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 4:39:00 PM
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I love beets and just read today from my "Organic Gardening in Cold Climates" book great way to prepare them is to bake them...individually wrapped in aluminium foil for 1 hour 350 degree oven.. I am going to try this one..
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 4:40:29 PM
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Oh Cheryl...that sounds lovely and warming!!! YUM...
Heather
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K-Falls Farmgirl
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Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 4:43:07 PM
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I just came from the store too.. darn it , I don't have a beet in the house... They would be great for dinner.. oh well next time...
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Edited by - K-Falls Farmgirl on Jan 16 2009 4:43:37 PM |
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ThePixiesPlayhouse
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Terri
Biggs
CA
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Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 8:05:41 PM
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Just slice and saute with a little butter, salt an pepper..... Now I have to pick some up at the store...
I also like the roasted in the oven with a little olive oil.
I like to juice them too........with carrots and celery.
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Edited by - ThePixiesPlayhouse on Jan 16 2009 8:39:11 PM |
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Farmtopia
True Blue Farmgirl
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Zan
New York
New York
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2009 : 8:23:58 PM
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I'm with Heather and Terri. But there's a family recipe that calls for Fried Beets (hey, it's European, what can I say?) which is:
medium thick sliced beets, eggs, butter, salt,all purpose flour breadcrumbs.
Dip sliced beets, to cover, in eggs. Cover first in flour, then in breadcrumbs that have been combined with a couple teaspoons salt (or use seasoned breadcrumbs). Fry with butter, in skillet (sorta like fried green tomatoes). Cool and enjoy.
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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Lanna
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lanna
A little town in Idaho
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Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 12:13:31 AM
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Oooh, interesting. I've got some red beets I was going to grow, but I also got some albino ones to help cut down on mess with the kids this year... I'll have to come back for the recipes later... 
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
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vermont v
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
Victoria
Chester
Vermont
USA
194 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 06:11:39 AM
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I really like the golden beets. I have tried to grow them several times with no luck. I think our soil is too heavy. The golden beets are beautiful. Unfortunately they are expensive to buy here and I don't get them very often. |
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
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suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
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Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 10:55:56 AM
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| Take your cooked, cooled beets and dice. Add some chopped hard boiled egg and diced onion, add a mayonnaise dressing and you've got a great salad! |
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jumpingjuliet
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
becky
oroville
CA
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 2:34:20 PM
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OHM Thank you ladies! I was expecting a response or 2 but WOW! You all have inspired me. It all sounds sooo YUMMY! Zan, the breaded beets sound awesome. That is how I eat eggplant and zucchini. I never thought to make beets that way. I am going to plant a bunch so I can try all of these ideas. Thanks again:-))
Toodles,
Becky
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jumpingjuliet
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
becky
oroville
CA
USA
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Posted - Jan 17 2009 : 2:59:48 PM
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that was supposed to be OMG...oops.. I don't know what OHM might be an abbreviation for, if any, so I wanted to clarify.
Toodles,
Becky
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skdouglass
Farmgirl at Heart
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Orcutt
California
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2009 : 4:18:02 PM
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Here's how we eat beets. We call them Oven Jewels:
Cut off the tops and roots of your beets, then peel them. Yes, it's messy, but not as bad as folks make you think it is. Whack the big ones in half or quarters so they're all about the same size. Put them in a roasting pan. I line my pan with foil to keep the pan clean (lazy) and then with a sheet of parchment to prevent any possible aluminum contamination (overly cautious), but to each her own. Drizzle them with olive oil and sprinkle them with salt. Fling the whole business in the oven at whatever temperature the rest of dinner is baking at - I generally don't warm the oven up just for Oven Jewels, but plan a whole Oven Dinner at the same time. Cooking time varies with temperature and size of the vegetables; use your sense.
This treatment is not limited to beets. We often roast potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and shiitake mushrooms all at the same time. All the colors are so pretty in the same pan. The kids snarf them up. I do too.
Regards
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jumpingjuliet
True Blue Farmgirl
146 Posts
becky
oroville
CA
USA
146 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2009 : 11:56:56 PM
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Hey Samantha,
Thanks for the jewels idea! By the way, WELCOME!!!!! My beets ? was your first post.... I am honored:-D And where is Orcutt? We are 1.5 hrs N. of Sacramento. Just curious.
Toodles,
Becky
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Farmtopia
True Blue Farmgirl
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Zan
New York
New York
USA
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nashbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
687 Posts
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skdouglass
Farmgirl at Heart
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Orcutt
California
USA
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Posted - Jan 19 2009 : 08:52:25 AM
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Becky,
Thanks for the welcome.
One of my operating principles in life is to "begin as you mean to go on;" I wonder what it portends that beets are the topic of my initial posts here. I shall no doubt lose sleep trying to parse its meaning.
Orcutt is a few miles south of Santa Maria and about 45 minutes north of Santa Barbara as the Elantra flies.
Regards,
Samantha |
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Nigella
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nigella
Chimacum
WA
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2009 : 2:19:46 PM
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Replace carrots with beets in a regular carrot cake recipe. I love them pickled, shredded on salad (yep raw). My all time favorite though is beets cut up and roasted (don't even bother peeling unless they're really bad), lots of salt & pepper and some olive oil at 425 for 30-45 minutes (depends on their size). Then as soon as I pull them out of the oven I drizzle them with balsamic vinegar yum!
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farmmommy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kelley
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2009 : 2:35:37 PM
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| heres another one, eventhough you may not get alot of the taste....steam them, then puree, then add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of puree to cookie recipies, brownies, muffins and pancake batters, then cook as usual....this is AWESOME to get the added nutrition in your diet without downright eating them by themselves, and even more AWESOME if you have kids like mine, because all they know is they LOVE mommy's "pink pancakes and Muffins" and never even suspect that there are veggies in them!!!.....Kelley |
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Hanalu
True Blue Farmgirl
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Hana
Redwood City
California
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2009 : 10:36:21 PM
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I LOVE roasted beets with goat cheese and butter lettuce. I had that tonight actually!
Hana
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
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Posted - Jan 23 2009 : 3:35:14 PM
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Blended in with something else to hide the taste (just kidding), I never acquired a taste for beets. My mom makes beet relish which everybody else in my family loves. However, I do love beet greens in a salad and there's a Ukrainian dish where beet leaves are wrapped around tiny buns. Those are very good.
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Farm Kitchen: What are some yummy ways to eat beets? |
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What are some yummy ways to eat beets?
...Dutchy, I've eaten a similar kind of salad, yours sounds sooo good. Wow, everyone really does have some good recipes here