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Beetroot
By
Recipes4us
How to prepare Fresh Beetroot and How to cook Fresh Beetroot.
Beetroot Recipes |
Growing
Beetroot |
What's In Season |
Vegetables - Prep & Cooking times
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Common
Names: |
Beetroot,
Table Beet |
| Family: |
Chenopodiaceae |
| In
Season: |
July -
January
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| Buying: |
Choose
firm specimens with unbroken skins no larger than a tennis ball.
Smaller specimens tend to be sweeter more tender once cooked |
| Storing: |
In a
refrigerator or cool, dark place for 2-3 weeks. |
| Allowances: |
2
Small (golf ball) per person |
General
- Preparing Fresh Beetroot
Twist off the leaves (if they are present)
which can be also eaten raw or cooked like spinach then wash in cold
water. Beetroots tend
to "bleed" and lose colour if the skin is broken or removed before
or during cooking so it is best to cook them whole in their skins.
Beetroot can also be used raw in salads and garnishes but are more
palatable cut into small pieces e.g. dice, julienne, grated. Optional
Preparations/Cuts (see Main Vegetable Preparation Page for
explanations and photos)
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Baton |
Brunoise |
Chunk |
Cube |
Dice/chop |
Grate |
Julienne |
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Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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Matchstick |
Mashed |
Paysanne |
Puréed |
Shred |
Slice |
Sulfrino |
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Y |
Y |
x |
Y |
x |
Y |
Y |
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Cooking times and suitable
methods
for cooking fresh Beetroot
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Bake/Roast |
y |
Whole Medium = 1½ - 2 hours DO NOT pierce or break the
skins |
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Boil |
y |
Whole Medium = 1 - 1½ hours
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Fry/Sauté |
y |
Thin Slices =
10-20 minutes |
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Microwave |
y |
Whole Medium = 8 - 10 minutes
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Steam |
x |
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Stuff |
x |
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