How to Cook Beets Quickly: A Simple Trick Will Save Time and Vitamins

02.10.2024 22:02

Cooking beets is a long and unpleasant business. Firstly, the dishes get dirty, and secondly, the house is filled with a not very pleasant smell. Thirdly, cooking beets takes a long time.

Can you believe that you can cook a root vegetable for a salad in 15 minutes?

Expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" Yulia Arkhipova - a cook and fourth-class baker told how to do this.

There is one culinary trick that allows you to cook beets very quickly.

How to do it

First, choose medium-sized vegetables for cooking. It has been noted that they not only cook faster, but also turn out tastier and juicier.

Beet
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Secondly, the washed vegetable must be placed in a pan of boiling water and continue to cook without a lid over high heat.

Thirdly, after 15 minutes of boiling, remove the pan from the stove, drain the boiling water and pour ice water over the beets.

After another 15 minutes, you can start peeling the vegetable.

Chefs claim that beets reach readiness due to temperature changes.

And in order to prevent the appearance of an unpleasant smell, when boiling beets, you need to put a bread crust in the water.

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor

Julia Arkhipova Expert: Julia ArkhipovaExpert / Belnovosti