How to boil beets so that they are not watery: a simple trick

26.03.2022 19:15
Updated: 08.04.2023 18:02

On average, beets are cooked from 20-40 minutes to 3 hours, and this process is often accompanied by an unpleasant odor.

Another nuisance is that after prolonged processing, the finished root crop turns out to be watery. We will tell you how to avoid culinary trouble.

Let's talk about the secrets of proper cooking beets.

Method number 1

You can simply put the beetroot in a saucepan, cover it with cold water and put it on the stove. As a result, a medium or large-sized vegetable will be cooked for 2-3 hours.

This is the slowest cooking method, but all the vitamins and useful elements are preserved.

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Method number 2

In this case, the beets are placed in boiling water. So it is cooked in just an hour, in addition, this process can be speeded up.

Method number 3

This method is used by professionals.

After the beets have boiled for 30 minutes, the water is drained, the vegetable is placed under a stream of cold water for 15 minutes.

As a result, due to the temperature difference, the beets reach readiness in just 40-50 minutes.

However, professionals call the most useful way not cooking, but baking in a microwave or oven in a cooking bag.

The vegetable will be ready in 25-30 minutes if the temperature and size of the beets are medium.

Sergey Tumanov Author: Sergey Tumanov Editor internet resource


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  1. Method number 1
  2. Method number 2
  3. Method number 3