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beetroot-glut
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Hi all
Bank holiday weekend on allotment down south. Guess what its raining. Things still need picking! Lots of beetroot any ideas other then boiling them please. I don't like them pickled. Ive been reading courgette recipes. Some gr8 ones which i will try. Thanks again
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Beetroot wiith an Indian taste?
4 beetroot, raw, peeled and sliced as thick as a one pound coin.
2 onions, chopped
2 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons whole cumin seed
a pinch of fenugreek seed
half a teaspoon mustard seed
3 green chilis (sorry, Stacey, don't know what kind is best. I just use small ones)
1 cup of coconut milk from a can
Cut each beetroot slice into strips 1 cm wide. Heat the oil and gently fry the onions for about 3 mins. Add the spices and some salt. When everything smells aromatic, add the beetroot. Cook for 5 mins on a medium heat. Add the coconut milk , cover the pan and simmer for 10 mins. Uncover the pan and cook gently for another 15 to 20 mins.
Wash them wrap them in foil and bake them - peel when hot and serve with EVOO and a squirt of lemon juice, or balsamic. Or they're delicious with a parsley sauce
and of course there's loads of recipes for borscht
http://natashaskitchen.com/2010/09/26/classic-russian-borscht-recipe/
or try the one with beef in it like my Tatar daughter-in-law
makes http://www.cookuk.co.uk/ethnic/russian/borsch.htm
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I had a slice of beetroot cake from a friend. It was OK but I didn't ask for the recipe
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hi CMM. If it's supermarket pickled beetroot you don't like I'm with you all the way (done in malt vingar so very harsh).
I do, however, like sweet pickled beetroot which has a little finely sliced shallot,celery seed and sugar added to the usual pickling spices and is done in a nicer vinegar (I use red wine vinegar but a cheap balsamic might work - I do shallots in that). It's a world apart from the supermarket stuff & it's ready to eat in a few days.
I also like raw grated beetroot (remove the skin!) mixed with grated carrot, a little bit of mild onion, chopped parsley and french dressing.
Try it boiled in salads. Would beetroot mash, like carrot/swede do?
Sorry for late reply. And thank you all for taking the trouble to reply. I will be trying most of these. Just had a couple tonight with a dash of balsamic on. Even that made a difference. Thanks again.