It's very simple. You wash three beets. Cut the stems off and put the beets in a small sauce pan 1/3 filled with water. the beets do not have to be submerged entirely. Add a little salt to the water and put the lid on the sauce pan. Simmer until tender about an hour. The water should be at a slow boil. Next wash the greens that were the stems of the beets carefully. Then place them in a shallow pan. You may cut them to fit better or just bend them to fit in. Add enough water to fill the pan about 1/4 full. Place the lid on and simmer (slow boil) until tender. This may be about 35 minutes. Your fork should go in the stems very easily. When the beets and beet tops are tender, strain and place in a bowl. In the old country (Greece) our grandparents would drink the broth from the beets and the beet tops. I do it all the time. You know it's got to be good for you! To serve the beets, salt, pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Greek style is to add lemon juice and some even raw garlic to the beets. This dish is extremely healthy and should become a weekly habit. Enjoy!
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I cook fresh beets all the time and LOVE them!! I clean and cut off the greens (don't throw them away), then cut into bite size, toss with some evoo, salt and pepper and roast them until tender! Delicious! Then after cleaning the greens really good, saute them in a skillet with evoo, garlic, salt and pepper!
I'm putting beets on my grocery list today!! :)
Sometimes, I even drink the juice...am I Greek or what?
BTW what is evoo?
evoo is extra virgin olive oil
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