By Mark Bittman
- Total Time
- About 30 minutes
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- 4(212)
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Each recipe below is based on a given root, but feel free to mess around. Bake beets instead of celeriac; make creamy potato soup, braise carrots, braise parsnips and so on.
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Ingredients
- Beets
- Butter
- White wine
- Tarragon
- Salt
- Pepper
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Peel about a pound of beets and chop them into 1-inch cubes.
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In a large saucepan, combine a couple of tablespoons of butter with the vegetables and stock to cover (.5 cup or more).
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Add a splash of white wine and some freshly chopped tarragon; bring to a boil.
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Cover and adjust the heat so the mixture simmers.
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Cook until the vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
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Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
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John
This recipe seems incomplete. The directions call for stock but the ingredient list doesn't mention stock.
Jean
We loved this recipe, probably in part because the beets, from a farmers market, were very delicious and sweet. I probably used a cup of chicken stock to cover the beets when cooking. I also used fresh thyme rather than tarragon and didn't bother with the wine.
Courtney
I didn't quite cover the beets with stock, but it came about 2/3 up the sides of the beets. At 20 minutes they weren't quite cooked through so I uncovered them and let them cook until the liquid evaporated. They were good, but not quite as flavorful as I had hoped. Not sure whether I will make this again.
Julian Sheffield
Made this with Ume Plum Vinegar, Rice Vinegar, Black Sugar syrup, vegetable stock. Actually amazingly good.
RLZ
I used zucchini and simmered a couple of sprigs of rosemary because I didn't have tarragon. Delicious!!
Porknob
John's right this is is incomplete
A.G.
Becomes marginally better with a generous splash of vinegar.
DKM
Try balsamic. My go-to for roasted beets.
Sheila
Add stock to the ingredients as it is omitted in the ingredients list, but mentioned in the recipe.
Es
Wonderful way to serve beets. I usually roast them or pickle them and this is a nice change. Use stock, water, whatever to cover. I cooked them a few hours in advance and then warmed them up just before serving. And I used older beets, ones I thought maybe were too old, but they were just right for this recipe, just a little more difficult to peel (as they were soft).
Dan Icolari
This recipe accomplished what no other beet recipe I've tried has been able to, which is to get my wife to like beets in any form other than cold and pickled. Will definitely be making these again.
Courtney
I didn't quite cover the beets with stock, but it came about 2/3 up the sides of the beets. At 20 minutes they weren't quite cooked through so I uncovered them and let them cook until the liquid evaporated. They were good, but not quite as flavorful as I had hoped. Not sure whether I will make this again.
Lisa
I covered with homemade chicken stock and used a splash of light red because that's what I was drinking. I used tarragon as recommended. Delicious! And the braising liquid is yummy too. I drank it from a spoon when I was eating the beets. Is there another use for the braising liquid? I hate to throw it out when it tastes so good.
equitraveler
I'd add it to borscht.
Kristin
I made it tonight using vegetable stock (1 cup) and fresh thyme, did use the wine. Yummy!
Jean
We loved this recipe, probably in part because the beets, from a farmers market, were very delicious and sweet. I probably used a cup of chicken stock to cover the beets when cooking. I also used fresh thyme rather than tarragon and didn't bother with the wine.
John
This recipe seems incomplete. The directions call for stock but the ingredient list doesn't mention stock.
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