Braised Spiced Beets
photo by Borealis Beegirl
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 3 bunches beets
- 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
- 1⁄2 teaspoon peppercorn, lightly crushed
- 6 cloves, whole
- 1 cinnamon stick, lightly crushed
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable stock
- salt
directions
- Scrub beets and cut stems down to hardly there. Place in cooking pot, cover with water, and simmer until nearly tender (approximately 20 minutes). Remove from water, peel and quarter them.
- Heat butter in sturdy saucepan or skillet with lid. When melted, add beets and cook at medium for five minutes, tossing frequently so as to coat the beets with the butter.
- Add peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon.
- Add in sugar, stock, and salt to taste.
- Cook on low heat for approximately 15 more minutes, or until beets are tender, mixing occasionally.
- You can serve now, or reheat for later.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Diann is Cooking
United States
I joined this site back in 2007 when it was Recipezaar. I cook 90% of my own food from scratch, and have lost 40 pounds so doing. I buy most of my summertime/fall veggies from farmers' markets, don't eat much gluten or grains -- but if I am dining with friends, I do eat what I am served, except for tree nuts, commercial baked goods from supermarkets or chains (I react badly to these), and I tend to avoid sweets. Yes, you can train yourself to appreciate sweets far less! I grow some of my own food, but this is limited due to lack of full sun. I also enjoy seafood (brain food!), eggs, and some pastured meats. I'm getting more into fermented foods. Sensitivities: All the tree nuts I actually LIKE. Sigh. Fiddlehead ferns. Liquid egg product. Most commercially baked pastries and donuts and cakes.