Beetroot - have I left them too long?

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• bédé Posts: 3,095

  August 2021

  I would try slicing before boiling.  You might be wasting your time.  They can get like trunks of wood.

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• tui34 Posts: 3,493

  August 2021

  Nigella does a great roast of vegetables on her last series.  The beetroot come up sweet and al dente.....that is to say, if yours are edible.

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  August 2021 edited August 2021

  bédé said:

  I would try slicing before boiling.  You might be wasting your time.  They can get like trunks of wood.

  Never ever cut into the skin of a raw beetroot before it's boiled … it’ll bleed into the water and lose its colour and flavour. 

  And I agree with @tui34 … roasted beetroot is delicious. 

  
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