How do you prepare beets for storage?

Answer 1

First of all you need to chop of the roots, Cut the beets in half or in fours,After those steps put all of the beets into jars, is dose not matter how many jars they all fit into,Then place the jar/jars into the fridge NOT the freezer,So now there in storage.Hope these steps answer your question:)

Answer 2

Depends on what you want to prepare. Here is one. Its called Orange Glazed Beets.

The ingredients needed would be: tablespoon of chopped onions, two tablespoons butter, two tablespoons cornstarch, a teaspoon of orange zest, a cup of Orange Juice, ¼ cup apple, ¼ teaspoon pepper, ¼ teaspoon salt and a can of sliced beets.

Start by melting the butter in a skillet and adding the onions. Saute for two minutes and add the cornstarch. Next, add the orange juice, orange zest, salt, apple and pepper. Boil the dish and stir it for a minute. Now, add the vegetables and cook for three minutes to five minutes. Serve when its hot.

Answer 3

Spiced beets with cinnamon and ginger. * 8 to 10 small whole cooked beets * 1/4 cup butter * 1/2 teaspoon salt * dash ground black pepper * 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger * 1/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed * 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Slip skins from cooked beets; dice. Put beets in a medium saucepan with remaining ingredients. Simmer spiced beets for 2 to 3 minutes.

This recipe for spiced beets serves 4.

Answer 4

The canning and preservation of food is a science and requires information too detailed to be included here. Suggest you refer to the National Center for Home Food Preservation (NCHFP) website, it is your source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation.They have step-by-step directions on canning and recipes for pickled beets as well as many other recipes.

Answer 5

You peel them, boil them, then drain the liquid when they are soft. Then, you put them with a saline solution (a salt & water brine), and seal them up in heated Mason jars (or another storage jar). You will need to release the built up air every day or two from the jars to prevent them from exploding. The beets are pickled within a week or two.

Answer 6

We'll give you two techniques for cooking beets and you can choose which way you like best.

Roasted Beets

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice off the leaves close to the tip. Leave enough room to grip the beet.
• Wash beets.
• Wrap beets loosely in foil. You don't have to dry them before wrapping, and it's okay to wrap smaller beets in the same foil packet. Larger beets whould be wrapped individually.
• Lay the wrapped beets on a cookie sheet and roast 50 - 60 minutes, checking them every 20 minutes for dryness or scorching on the bottoms. If they appear to be drying out, drizzle a tablespoon of water on them before re-wrapping them.
• They are done when a fork slides into the middle of the beet easily. Remember that small beets will be done faster than large beets.
• Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool.
• Rub the skin off the beets with a paper towel.

Boiled Beets

• Cut off the stalks, leaving at least an inch.
• Wash the beets under running water.

• Place the beets in a pot and add water to cover 2" above them. Cover with a lid.

• Bring to a boil on high heat and lower heat to medium.

• Boil for 30 to 45 minutes, removing smaller beets as they get done.

• When they are tender enough to easily be pierced with a knife or fork, they are done.

• Transfer immediately to cold water and slip off the skins.

Answer 7

Beets can be served raw or cooked, hot or cold, pickled, roasted, juiced, or pulverized. Shred raw beets for salads. Roasting is the simplest way to prepare cooked beets. Gently wash the beets and wrap them individually, skin on, in aluminum foil as you would a baked potato. Roast them in a 375-degree oven for an hour or so depending on their size (more time if they're bigger, less if they're smaller), until a knife glides easily in and out through the foil wrapping. Take the beetroot out of the foil and rub a paper towel against the skin. If properly roasted, the skin will slide right off. Slice with a knife or mandoline, and serve them simply with a tiny pinch of sea salt. Alternatively, you can pair beets with fruits such as Oranges, and the beet will have enough sweetness to complement the orange's acidity. Acidity also preserves the red color, which is why pickling is such a common method of preparation. The intense color of the beet is beautiful, but beet dye will bleed into other food and even stain your hands purple, so wear gloves or handle them with utensils.

Answer 8

Yes, you can cook beets. They are usually boiled, baked or roasted.

Beets can also be fried, pickled, eaten raw, juiced, grilled, cooked in the microwave.