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4 Ways to Cook Beets

Recipe photo courtesy of Marcus Nilsson

Use any one of these four methods to prepare beets for recipes that call for them to be roasted, steamed, or boiled. Try the slow-roast method for Beet Salad with Arugula and Oranges, or try the fast-roast method for Roasted Beets with Mint-Yogurt Sauce.

Source: Everyday Food, October 2010

Ingredients

For Each Method

1 bunch beets (about 1 1/2 pounds), scrubbed

For Roasted Methods

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

Quick-Prep, Slow-Roast Method

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, toss beets with oil and season with salt and pepper. Cover dish tightly with foil; roast until tender when pierced with a knife, 45 to 60 minutes, depending on size. When cool enough to handle, rub with a paper towel to remove skins.

Precut, Fast-Roast Method

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place beets (peeled and cut into 1/2-inch wedges) on a large piece of foil on a baking sheet. Drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper. Fold foil around beets and crimp ends to form a packet. Roast until beets are tender when pierced with a knife, 25 to 30 minutes.

Steamed Method

1. Set a steamer basket in a saucepan with 2 inches simmering water. Add beets (peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces). Cover and steam until beets are tender when pierced with a knife, 15 to 20 minutes.

Boiled Method

1. Place beets (peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces) in a large pot of boiling salted water. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until beets are tender when pierced with a knife, 15 to 20 minutes; drain.

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RB8SR

30 MAY, 2018

I only have a toaster oven but I wanted roasted beets. So I did a mixture of the quick roast and slow roast. I knew if I didn't cut them, they would never get done. I peel them and cousin. Which weren't as hard to cut as I thought. Covered them tightly in a dish with salt and olive oil in it. The temperature I put it on was 450°. I started with 25 minutes but that wasn't even close to long enough. So I left them in another 20 minutes.I like my vegetables a little less done they were perfect. I don't really know how you can mess up a beet. I'm sure I could. Haha :) But it turned out well.
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- RB8SR
  
  30 MAY, 2018
  
  The way this works when you type, you cannot see what your typing. I peel them and cousin. Which weren't as hard to cut as I thought was supposed to say, I peeled them and cut them.
wildchild08

23 JUL, 2015

also? if you're dumb enough to not realize that these are cooking methods, i think you should stay away from the entire kitchen because there are sharp things in there!!!!
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- normajbishop
  
  1 APR, 2018
  
  I'm surprised that someone on staff at MS didn't stop the mean-spirited comments from appearing. Just because the world seems a lot meaner lately, a site like this doesn't have to allow its readers to engage in bullying. What if the person who posted this never had someone to teach them to cook? They're trying to LEARN--and they shouldn't be subject to ridicule for that. I hope all you smartie pants had fun with this. Shame on you!
- itsyourdime53
  
  24 NOV, 2017
  
  Agree wholeheartedly with this. Nowhere in the article does it claim to be a recipe. Perhaps those that comprehend it as such need to take a class in basic reading comprehension
- nina.traganas@gmail.com
  
  24 APR, 2017
  
  Good one.... The [filtered]le is "4 Ways to Cook Beets"!
MS10681142

19 APR, 2014

It's April and I was looking for beet recipes- the last review was left in Feb. Please fix the STEPs as they are not steps but different methods, as the post before mine said. Beets are too wonderful to kill by using all four steps! Hello? anyone there?!
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- normajbishop
  
  1 APR, 2018
  
  I'm surprised that someone on staff at MS didn't stop the mean-spirited comments from appearing. Just because the world seems a lot meaner lately, a site like this doesn't have to allow its readers to engage in bullying. What if the person who posted this never had someone to teach them to cook? They're trying to LEARN--and they shouldn't be subject to ridicule for that. I hope all you smartie pants had fun with this. Shame on you!
lmlarock

16 FEB, 2014

These are not steps. These are four methods, to be used separately. If you are not supposed to do one step after another step, they should not be labeled as steps. Disappointing to find this kind of mistake on the Martha Stewart website.
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