What is added to the water when boiling beets so that they do not lose color and are easy to clean

24.04.2023 12:48

Beetroot is often cooked by housewives. After all, the root vegetable is great for making tasty and healthy salads, soups and snacks.

In this case, most often you have to boil the vegetable.

But here many may be upset.

The thing is that the process takes a lot of time, and beets can also stain the cooking utensils. But that's not all the downsides. It's important to remember that it's very difficult to preserve the rich color of the root vegetable when cooking it.

But, in order for the result to be pleasing, you need to remember the simple rules for preparing beets.

Beet
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As chefs point out, first you need to wash the fruit, but not peel it.

Then you can put the vegetables into the pan.

During the cooking process, add a couple of tablespoons of vinegar to a 3-liter container. You can also use lemon juice or citric acid diluted with water. These products will preserve the color of the fruit.

Immediately after cooking, leave the beets in cold water for 5 minutes. After that, you can proceed to cleaning the vegetables and the next stage of preparing the product.

Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor