We all love beets for their unique, no matter what similar taste and a lot of useful properties. Most of all, it is valued for the prevention of heart and vascular diseases, as well as anemia: beets are rich in substances such as iron, potassium and magnesium, which have a beneficial effect on the processes of blood formation in the body.

Unfortunately, we are used to thinking that boiling beets is long and tedious: indeed, if you just put them in a saucepan with cold water, it will take from 2 to 3 hours to cook, which cannot repel all who value their time from this product.

We decided to collect the most effective advicehow to cook whole beets as quickly as possible and at the same time preserve all their unique beneficial features.

Temperature differences

This way is perfect suitable for thosewho decided to quickly boil whole beets in a saucepan.

If you urgently need boiled beets to prepare a dish, we advise you to act like a professional chef: leave it in boiling water for half an hour, drain the water and immediately put it under a stream of ice water.

Leave the beets to cool under water for 10-15 minutes: such a sharp temperature drop will bring them to readiness.

Boiling water

Bring the water to a boil and place the beets in a saucepan and cook for about 40 minutes, keeping the heat high. Pour water with a margin, because from high temperature it will boil over very quickly.

Big fire

To quickly boil beets on the stove, you need a high heat and 20 minutes of free time.

It is very important to pour more water: Root vegetables should be covered with about ten centimeters of already boiling water. Otherwise, the water will boil away long before the beets have time to cook. Leave the pan uncovered and cook for 15–20 minutes, then place the roots under an ice-cold stream of water for 5 minutes. The beets are ready.

The only drawback of this express method is that nothing of the useful vitamin C remains in the product.

Baking in the oven

Try to quickly cook beets in the oven using a roasting bag. This method is as quick as boiling and, most importantly, just as (if not more) delicious: baked beets sweeter than boiled, which can be successfully used when preparing, for example, vinaigrette.

Put the washed unpeeled beets in a bag (you can also use foil) and place them in the oven, preheated to 180-200 degrees. Small young roots will be ready in half an hour, and large and ripe ones in 40-50 minutes.

In the microwave

If you want to quickly and deliciously cook beets in the microwave, you will need about 20 minutes.

Place the unpeeled, washed beets in a special container for microwave ovens or plastic bagnot tying, but folding it. Set the microwave to medium power and cook for 7-10 minutes. Check the doneness and place the beets for another 5-10 minutes if they are still half-baked.

In a multicooker

In a multicooker, you can also cook beets quickly and easily. The easiest and "fastest" option is to cook vegetables of approximately the same size in the whole peel.

On the "Steam" program (which can be easily replaced with the "Soup" or "Boiling" programs), the beets must be completely filled with water and cooked for 40 minutes. After the end of the program, check the readiness and, if necessary, add another 10 minutes.

Never cut off the tail or peel the beets (unless you plan on stewing them for your dish, of course). It will be enough to thoroughly wash it with a sponge and send it to boil in this form: this way it will retain its beautiful rich color.

Speaking of color: add half a teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice to the water after boiling - this will make it even brighter.

If you are boiling beets for vinaigrette or other salad and do not want them to color the rest of the vegetables, fill them well with vegetable oil after cutting, and only then mix with other ingredients.

Beets for cooking should be medium in size (no more than 10 cm in diameter), with a thin dark red skin, without damage or rot. The Bordeaux variety is considered one of the best.

Regardless of the method of preparation, the beets need to be washed thoroughly, the tops should be cut (if any) and the tail should be slightly shortened.

Do not peel the beets before cooking.

If you remove the peel, juice will flow out of the beets. The vegetable will become pale and tasteless.

Method 1. Classic

Time for preparing: 2 hours.

Place the beets in a saucepan and cover with cold water. The water should completely cover the vegetables. You do not need to salt the water. The sodium will make the beets harder and slow down the already slow cooking process.

Place the pot of beets on medium fire... When the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and leave for a couple of hours.

To keep the beets their bright red color, you can add lemon juice: ½ teaspoon per liter.

Readiness can be checked with a fork. If the beets pierce easily, drain and cool.

Beets are not peeled before cooking, the water is not salted

Method 2. Express cooking

Time for preparing: 45-60 minutes.

To speed up the process, some housewives put the beets in already boiling water and do not reduce the heat to a minimum. And to make the water temperature even higher, add 2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil.

When the beets have boiled for about 30–35 minutes, they are removed from the heat and sent under a stream of cold water for another 15–25 minutes. The temperature difference brings the vegetable to readiness and cools it at the same time.

Method 1. In the "Steam cooking"

Time for preparing: about 40 minutes depending on the multicooker model.

Wash the beets and place them on the steaming rack. Pour a glass of water into the bottom of the bowl. Close the appliance, set the steamer mode, and you can go about your business for 40 minutes.

Note that for this method to work, the beets must not be dry. If the root vegetable is withering, it is better to soak it in cold water for several hours first. When the beets have absorbed moisture again, they can be boiled. But it is better on the stove or in the following way.

Method 2. In the "Stewing" or "Cooking" mode

Time for preparing: 60–80 minutes depending on the multicooker model.

Everything is as in the classic way, just don't need to regulate the fire. Just put the washed beets in the multicooker bowl, fill with water and turn on the "Stew" or "Cooking" mode (sometimes called "Soup") for 60 minutes.

After an hour, check the readiness of the beets with a fork. If it is still a little harsh, turn on the same mode for another 20-30 minutes.

Method 3. In the "Baking" mode

Time for preparing: 60 minutes depending on the multicooker model.

This method is good for young vegetables when they are tender and juicy. Beets need to be washed, dried paper towel and wrap in foil greased with vegetable oil (each root vegetable separately).

Then put it in the multicooker bowl and cook in the "Baking" mode for about an hour.

Time for preparing: 20-25 minutes.

In the same way as in the previous method, wrap each root vegetable in foil and bake at 190 ° C.

It is convenient to cook beets in the oven when you need a lot of them. For example, immediately for vinaigrette and herring under a fur coat.

By the way, there is a small life hack for making salads with beets. If you want not to stain other ingredients, cut it and sprinkle with vegetable oil, and only then combine with other products.

In my family, beets are boiled in. This is the easiest and fastest way.

Time for preparing: 8 to 20 minutes.

The time depends on two factors: the size of the beets and the power of the microwave. In microwaves with a capacity of 1,000 watts or more, beets are cooked in 8-10 minutes. If you have a less powerful model, double the time.

The beets must be washed (do not peel!) And put in glassware... Try to put large roots around the edges, and the smallest ones in the center. Pour 3 tablespoons of water at the bottom of the container, and cover the top with a glass or special microwave lid.

To shorten the cooking time in a low-power microwave, place the beets in plastic bag for baking and tie it tightly. In this case, the cover is no longer needed.

There is no need to pierce or cut the beets: they will not explode. It is not necessary to interrupt the process and turn it over from side to side. Also, do not pour cold water over vegetables after cooking. Better to let it cool down at room temperature.

The taste of beets from the microwave is exactly the same as when boiling in a saucepan.

Finished beets can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than two days.

Hello dear readers! Did you know that the correct heat treatment of a product can improve the beneficial and taste qualities product?

And this, above all, applies to vegetables. If you think heat treatment destroys everything useful vitamins in products, this is not always the case. Boiled beets used for many healthy meals.

In a saucepan, the beets are cooked over moderate heat for 2–2.5 hours after boiling. But there are other recipes that speed up the process.

In appetizers and salads, boiled root vegetables are also most often used. When correct cooking a significant number of useful components are stored in it.

Today's my review on how much to boil beets in a saucepan and how to make them quickly cook and not lose their color.

Beets can be cooked a large number of different dishes... Borsch, vinaigrette or herring under a fur coat are especially popular.

This root vegetable contains organic acids, sugars, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium,.

It stimulates metabolic processes and blood flow. Raw beet juice is effective for hypertension and during recovery from serious illnesses.

A boiled fruit is a wonderful laxative and diuretic.
Interestingly, most of the beneficial components of beets do not respond to heating.

How to choose a quality root vegetable

The cooking time will differ depending on the size of the root vegetable. The larger it is, the longer it will take to cook it.

Since the fruit is highly colored, it must be cooked separately from others.

Choose medium-sized, whole and healthy looking roots. Too large root vegetables may not cook.

As a last resort large vegetable can be cut into several pieces. Root vegetables should have a thin crust and an even dark color.

There should be no bluish or greenish spots on the surface.
It is worth boiling young elongated beets, which have pleasant taste... In any case, food should be washed with a sponge or brush before cooking.

How much to cook beets in a saucepan

For cooking, you need to choose enameled dishes with a thick bottom. Fruits must be filled with liquid.

In this case, care must be taken that the water does not evaporate. It should cover the food by a few centimeters.

Add water if necessary. It is not recommended to peel the tops, but to boil the whole beets.
Bring the roots to a boil, then reduce the heat and add lemon juice so that the beets do not lose their color.

How long vegetables should be cooked in a saucepan depends on the age and size of the root vegetables. Most often you need to wait about 45 minutes.

Readiness should be checked with a fork. If the vegetable is difficult to pierce with a fork, then the process should be extended by another 10 minutes.

The beets should be completely cooked.
There is also an interesting way to boil root vegetables. A sharp temperature drop makes it possible to accelerate the softening of plant fibers.

Here's what you need to do this:

• put medium root vegetables in a saucepan and cover them with boiling water and put on high heat;
• water should cover the fruits with a layer of at least 8 cm;
• after 15 minutes of boiling, drain the water and put the vegetables under running cold water. Root vegetables should be kept in ice water for 5-10 minutes.

You can also use ice cubes.

You can also cook carrots this way. Always use the temperature difference method when boiling root vegetables.

You can store boiled foods for up to 3 days in the refrigerator, and in freezer they can be stored for up to six months.

How to cook in a slow cooker

There are several ways to cook a vegetable in a slow cooker. In order for the beets to retain all their beneficial properties, they must be steamed using a bowl with holes.

The vegetable can be cooked in the "" mode.
Here's how to cook a root vegetable:

1. To preserve the useful properties of the vegetable, cook in the "Steamer" mode.
2. To do this, you need to fill the bowl with water by a third. Large fruits must be cut into 4 pieces and placed in the insert bowl, slices up. This is to prevent the juice from leaking out.
3. Place dishes with holes over a bowl of water and turn on the steam mode for 45-50 minutes.
4. For soup mode, put vegetables in a container with water and turn on the device for an hour.

How to cook a vegetable in a pressure cooker

Now let's find out how to cook a vegetable in a pressure cooker.

Here are the main steps in cooking:

1. Rinse the root vegetable well. To do this, you can use a brush.
2. If the root vegetable is too large, then it needs to be cut in half.
3. Place the clean vegetable on the grid of the pressure cooker.
4. Fill it up the required amount water. You can immediately prepare a product with garlic, which is laid along with water.
5. Then switch on the Steamer, Pressure Cooker or Legumes program. The mode name depends on the equipment model.
6. Set a timer. If the beets are cooked completely, then it will take half an hour to cook them until tender, and if in pieces, then 20 minutes.

Microwave cooking

There are two options for microwave cooking. In this case, the vegetable is cooked whole or in pieces.

There are two ways to consider.
A cooking option entirely consists of the following stages:

1. Beets must be washed thoroughly with a brush or sponge.
2. Calcine the skin of the root vegetable with a toothpick around the entire perimeter. This will prevent it from being destroyed in microwave equipment.
3. Then place the vegetable in a bag and tie it up.
4. Place the bag in a microwaveable container.
5. Set a timer for 15-20 minutes.

We will also consider the option of cooking the product in crushed form.

Here's how it's done:

1. Chop the washed vegetable into small pieces.
2. Pour the chopped mixture into a sleeve or plastic.
3. Place the bag in a microwaveable container.
4. In time, this option will be cooked as much as the root crop in its entirety.

Cooking time for vinaigrette

For the salad, use red beets. Moreover, it should be properly prepared. The vinaigrette is popular.

In order for a vegetable to have aesthetic qualities for him, it is prepared as follows:

1. The fruits must be washed and wrapped in foil.
2. Then heat the oven to 200 degrees and put the beetroot on a baking sheet.
3. Leave it to bake for 20-25 minutes. The time depends on the size of the vegetables.
4. Then the oven should be turned off and left to cool completely.

To prevent the beets from staining other components in, the chopped pieces should be sprinkled with vegetable oil.
If there is no time, the vegetable can be cooled with cold water. In this way, you can prepare a root crop for a fur coat and for a herring.

And for borscht you need to choose fresh beets.

So, let's summarize.

Beets can be boiled from 20 minutes to 3 hours... The time depends on the size and preparation method.
If you put the root vegetable in a saucepan and put it on the stove, then the cooking time can be 2-3 hours.

In this case, it will not be possible to quickly cook the vegetable, but they will remain.
In boiling water, vegetables can cook in an hour.
You can cook the product for 15-25 minutes... To do this, put it in a saucepan, add water and cook over high heat.

You do not need to cover the container with a lid. After 15 minutes, the vegetables should be placed in ice water on 5-10 minutes.
If at the end of cooking, dip the vegetable in cold water, then it will not only come quickly, but also be easily cleaned.

Beetroot Cooking Secrets

Now I propose to familiarize yourself with a few secrets for better cooking product.

Here they are:

1. The cooking procedure should be completed with cold water. This will make it easier to peel the skin.
2. During cooking, beets should not be salted, as they may turn out to be tougher and less juicy. In addition, salt will increase the cooking time.
3. Do not peel the beets before boiling, as they will lose their rich color. It is better to just wash it and clean it before using it in another dish.
4. In order for the root vegetable to retain the brightness of the light, it is recommended to add a teaspoon of lemon juice or vinegar to the water. This is especially necessary if the vegetable has been peeled before cooking.
5. To neutralize the smell of boiled beets, put a crust of bread in boiling water.
6. You can check the readiness of the vegetable with a toothpick or fork. But do not poke too often on the vegetable, as it will quickly cease to be juicy.
7. Do not keep the peeled vegetable in the air for a long time, as this will intensively destroy vitamin C.
8. After cooking beets, an excellent decoction remains, which can be used as a diuretic or laxative. You can add a little lemon juice or cinnamon to it.

Do you know that in beet tops contains great amount vitamins, much more than in the root vegetable.

Therefore, add tops to beetroot and borscht. But only fresh and young tops are eaten, and dry and old ones do not have such useful properties.

Well, if you know any interesting ways quick cooking vegetable, share them in the comments. Today I have everything.

See you soon, dear readers!

Beet salad, vinaigrette, borscht, herring under a fur coat - far from complete list dishes where beets are used. They have become traditional for most families in Eastern European countries. The answer to the question "how much to cook beets?" depends on how the process will be carried out. It can be done in an ordinary saucepan, in a multicooker, in a pressure cooker or in a microwave oven. Modern achievements kitchen appliances allow you to spend quite a bit of time preparing a healthy root vegetable.

From the process heat treatment directly depends on how much nutrients will remain in the product. Correctly cooked beets will retain their taste and bright color, which is extremely important for cooking boiled beetroot dishes.

Beets are one of the most useful root crops... It is rich in folate and potassium. Root crops are the most valuable this plant, which have a rounded or oblong shape. Red varieties of root vegetables are used for food, which contain useful componentsmaking chemical composition of this product unique.

This root vegetable contains:

• vitamins P, C, B;
• amino acids arginine, lysine, betaine, valine;
• acids;
• micro and macro elements;
• bioflavonoids;
• crotinoids.

It is very important to know how to cook beets properly. Salad from it has a high content of the following acids: malic, oxalic, citric, folic, pantothenic. However, the product is extremely rich in minerals.

Beet salad satisfies the body's daily need for calcium, iron, iodine, zinc, copper, magnesium, sulfur.

Thus, it can be noted that the root crop should occupy one of the main places in the diet of every person. True, it is very important to cook it correctly in order to preserve its useful components.

Scientists believe that the use of such a product reduces the risk of developing oncological diseases and prolong the youth of the body. This root vegetable is a wonderful prevention of diseases of the hematopoietic system, such as leukemia and anemia. In addition to the listed substances, beetroot salad contains quartz, which strengthens bone tissue and the walls of blood vessels. The product has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system. He lowers arterial pressure and removes excess moisture from the body.

Beetroot improves brain activity, detoxifies the body and stimulates memory. Due to these properties, the product must be consumed by children and the elderly. Pectins, which are rich in beetroot salad, protect the body from radioactive radiation. Impact heavy metals, which pose a great threat to health, are also minimized by consuming products containing pectin. Other beneficial properties include protecting the intestines from harmful microorganisms, cleansing cholesterol and strengthening the nervous system.

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Salad or freshly squeezed beet juice should be used with caution for people suffering from diseases of the stomach and intestines. The fact is that the product is forbidden to eat with high acidity. Otherwise, it can aggravate the condition, cause heartburn, nausea and cause unpleasant symptoms.

How to boil beets in different ways?

The most common way is to cook beets in a saucepan. Any, even the most inexperienced housewife can cook a root crop in this way. To make a salad or any other dish tasty, it is important to adhere to certain rules... The main thing is that the cooking process should be started in cold water over low heat. The root crop should first be thoroughly washed and cut off the tails. Cooking usually takes 30 to 40 minutes. The time depends on the amount of beets and the power of the cooker on which the cooking is carried out.

Any modern hostess should know how to cook beets in the microwave. This technique is already available in almost every kitchen, which greatly simplifies the process of preparing and heating many dishes. To cook a root vegetable in this way, you need special dishes, which are made from glass, clay, and ceramics. Root vegetables need to be placed in a saucepan, pour water into it and turn on the standard microwave mode. The cooking time depends on the power of the kitchen appliance.

Cooking in a multicooker is convenient because you can not follow the cooking process. This method takes a little longer - about an hour. The water in the multicooker bowl should cover the whole root vegetable so that the temperature is evenly distributed during cooking. Usually the standard mode "Cooking" or "Porridge" is used.

Exist general rules, which indicate how to cook beets in a microwave, multicooker or ordinary saucepan:

1. One of them says that salt cannot be added to water. Otherwise, the root vegetable will turn out to be hard and tasteless.
2. According to the second rule delicious beets you can cook only if you do not peel the peel first. This will save sweet taste and bright beetroot color.
3. The third rule recommends placing the beets in cold water immediately after cooking until they are completely cooled. Due to this, the peel of boiled beets will be easily and quickly peeled.

Since some do not know how to cook beets properly, they prefer to buy ready-made semi-finished product... Today in supermarkets you can find ready-made boiled productwhich is sold in vacuum packing... Such a product also retains almost all the beneficial properties, but, of course, it is better to cook the beets yourself in order to get confidence that the salad or any other dish is made from itself quality product... It is especially important to adhere to this rule in baby food.

Delicious beetroot dishes

Salads

There are many delicious healthy dishes from beets. You can prepare a salad that will enrich the body with vitamins and protect against respiratory diseases... To do this, boil the root crop and grate it on fine grater... After that, to 500 grams of the product, add 100 grams of dried and chopped walnuts... The dish will turn out to be very tasty if you put 200 grams of grated hard cheese... The following varieties are best suited: Russian, sour cream, Dutch.

After that, 2 - 3 cloves of garlic are added to the salad. You can fill the dish with mayonnaise or olive oil... In the second case, the snack is low-calorie and very healthy.

To cook the most popular beet salad - the vinaigrette takes a little more time than the first recipe. For such food, you should boil in a ratio of 1: 1: 1 by the amount of products: beets, carrots, potatoes. After that, they should be cooled and peeled. It is customary to grind all the ingredients in the vinaigrette into small cubes.

After the beets, potatoes and carrots have been chopped, pickles are added to the salad, canned green pea... Some varieties provide for the substitution of pickles. sauerkraut... Such a component can make the taste of a dish quite specific. Dressed with vegetable oil vinaigrette. Some housewives use mayonnaise. It is considered that the best way refined sunflower oil is combined with such food.

Side dishes

Beets can be served in the form of chopped slices or shredded on a grater. The tasty root vegetable has a pleasant sweetish taste, which allows you to use it as an excellent side dish for meat dishes and cereals. You can add a little vegetable oil and salt to it, which will emphasize the taste. Beets are combined with rice, buckwheat porridge, mashed potatoes... Among meat dishes cutlets, meatballs, schnitzel, goulash can be distinguished.

Experienced housewives know how to cook beets in a microwave, multicooker, pressure cooker, or a regular saucepan. The process takes approximately 40 to 60 minutes of time. This root vegetable is extremely useful because it has a unique chemical composition, rich in vitamins, acids, trace elements, amino acids.

It is believed that eating beets every day is an excellent prevention of cancer, cardiovascular, mental and other disorders of the body.

If you cook it in accordance with all the rules, the beets will taste sweet. Due to this, it is used in many dishes of Eastern European cuisine.

No one doubts the usefulness of beets, and therefore you need to try to eat it as often as possible. Better every day.
Well, of course, don't chew raw beets (by the way, it is not recommended to eat it raw, it threatens with stomach cramps), and boil it in a saucepan and cook some delicious salad:) But beginners have many questions about this: How to cook beets? How long does it take to boil beets? How to cook it correctly? All questions will be answered in this recipe.

Ingredients

• beet,
• lemon or citric acid.

How and how much to cook beets

1. Pour water into a saucepan so that the beets drown in it. We put on fire and bring to a boil.
2. We wash the beets well with a brush. You do not need to clean it and cut off the tail, otherwise it will lose color during cooking.
3. And to preserve the color, you need to add the juice of 1 lemon to 3 liters of water or 1/2 teaspoon of citric acid to the water.
4. We send the beets to boiling water, cover the pan with a lid, reduce the heat to a minimum, but so that the water boils. You don't need to salt.
5. Now the most interesting thing is how long to cook the beets. Cook beets the size of a large lemon for 30 minutes, beets with a woman's fist - 40 minutes, with a man's fist - 50-60 minutes. When cooking, make sure that the water completely covers the beets, and add water if necessary. The water will darken, this is normal.
6. We check the readiness of the beets by piercing them with a fork. If the fork does not fit well into the pulp, cook for another 10 minutes and check the readiness again.
7. Take the finished beets out of the water and let them cool, or cool them with cold water.
8. After cooling, you can peel and cut.

PS: yes, and do not believe the nonsense about the fact that if you boil the beets for a few minutes and dip them in ice water, they will quickly cook. Some also argue that if boiled over high heat, it will cook faster. They, apparently, did not study well at school: water boils at 100 degrees C (+ - depending on the purity) and its temperature cannot rise above. This is not physically possible. But in a double boiler it will really come out faster, a maximum of 30 minutes, since the temperature of the water vapor under pressure is much higher.