Beetroot Salad Recipes. Stewed beets

22.03.2019 Salads

Braised beets are an actual dish for me every spring, firstly, because it is necessary to finish vegetable stocks in the basement at an accelerated pace, and secondly, it wakes up in the spring, and this is a terrible family thing (my regular readers are aware).

My beetroot recipe is very simple, somewhat reminiscent of beet caviar recipe, only grater is not needed. This beet will suit hot as a side dish, and in the cold - it will completely replace the salad, in both cases I personally, very, very tasty.

The specified number of products is enough for three immodest servings.

To create beet stew, we need: mail::

  • 600 g beets
  • 300 g onions
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups boiling water

Beet stew, recipe:

  1. Cut slices of garlic into thin slices, onions - half rings, beets - long thin straws with a diameter of not more than 5mm, if possible.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a pan, put the garlic and onion for half a minute. On medium heat, fry until soft for a few minutes, stirring often.
  3. Put the beets to the onions with garlic, mix thoroughly, so that the butter envelopes the beet straw as best as possible.
  4. Add salt, vinegar, hot water, stir, cover with a lid. We turn down the fire and simmer for 40-50 minutes. The added water should be enough for this time, and still look at it - if the water has managed to boil off completely, add some more.


Braised beets ready! It is possible for the forest of vitamin sprinkle with chopped greens. Very dishonest in cooking a dish, for which I highly respect him. Good and fasting, and just for the soul. Of course, it is not forbidden, if desired, to make the beetroot difficult at the end of stewing with bell pepper and / or tomatoes, and even with a little bit of pickled cucumbers, not to mention the favorite seasonings. The main, without which it can not do, I gave you.

Description of the question

Beetroot is one of the most useful vegetables, it perfectly cleanses the body from toxins and other hazards due to the high content of useful vitamins and other substances. Therefore, beet dishes on our table are quite frequent guests. My husband loves the most common beetroot salad with butter and onions, on holidays I cook a salad with beets and boiled sausage, but I tried to stew it only recently. And I want to tell you that the beet stew is very tasty and you will love it. It is incredibly easy to prepare, and the minimum required ingredients. In addition, you can add some new components to your taste each time and thus give this dish a variety and originality. Braised beets are an excellent side dish for meat and fish, but as an independent dish, it is also quite good. And the beetroot stew tastes softer and more tender than boiled, so I advise all lovers of tasty and wholesome food to look at this recipe.

Step by step solution

Beets clean and rub it on a fine grater. As an option, you can grind it with a blender.


  Onions clean the husks and cut it into thin cubes.


  Heat the pan in refined sunflower oil and fry the onion in it to a slightly golden state.


  Then we send beets to the onion and simmer together for about 10 minutes.


  Add hot water and stew for a couple of minutes all together.


  Then the bay leaf, mayonnaise and garlic passed through the garlic are sent to the beets. Mayonnaise is best to choose low-fat, I usually take the salad, so that the dish turned out not so calorie. It's time to salt our beets and sprinkle with a little black pepper.


  Stir all ingredients thoroughly, cover the pan with a lid and continue to simmer for no more than 15 minutes. Turn off the stove, and our delicious beets ready for use. Serving it on the table is best hot. Enjoy your meal!

Beetroot stewed in sour cream: different recipes

Beetroot stewed in sour cream with seasonings

Braised beets are an excellent side dish for meat dishes, mashed potatoes, boiled rice. You will need: - 2 medium beets; - 1 medium carrot; - 1 small parsley root; - 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil; - 1 cup of sour cream; - 1 tablespoon of flour; - 1 teaspoon of sugar; - salt to taste; - 1 bay leaf; - 0.5 teaspoon of vinegar (6%).

Peel the beets, carrots, parsley and grate the root vegetables on a coarse grater. Put the vegetables in a pan with vegetable oil, sprinkle them with vinegar, add a couple of tablespoons of water and put on a small fire.

Beetroot can be eaten cold and hot

Stew vegetables need 40 minutes, stirring constantly. Then add a tablespoon of flour to the dish and mix thoroughly. Now you need to fill the beets with sour cream, salt, put sugar, bay leaf, mix and simmer for another 10 minutes. From the finished beets need to remove the bay leaf, so as not to have bitterness.

To make the dish more fragrant, it can be seasoned with a pinch of oregano

Braised beets with garlic and sour cream

Spicy food lovers can please themselves with beets stewed with garlic. It is very easy to prepare, for this you will need: - 1 large beet; - 4 cloves of garlic; - 0.5 paprika hot pepper; - 100 grams of sour cream; - 2 feathers of green onion; - salt to taste; - pepper to taste.

Peel large beets and grate on a large grater. Then fry it in hot vegetable oil for ten minutes. Finely chop the garlic, onion feathers and hot pepper, mix them with sour cream. Put the mixture in the pan with beets, pepper and salt, mix. Simmer the beets on low heat for five minutes.

Beets, stewed with celery in sour cream

Beetroot, cooked according to this recipe, is especially tender and fragrant. To prepare the dish, you need: - 2 medium boiled beets; - 1 large onion; - 0.5 cups of broth; - 1 tablespoon of sour cream; - 1 tablespoon of flour; - 1 celery stalk; - 1 bay leaf; - salt in to taste; - ground pepper to taste; - 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.

Finely chop the onion and fry in hot oil, add the celery cut into small cubes. Fry for another couple of minutes and add flour and sour cream, mix. Then pour the broth and stir again. After 10 minutes, put in the pan bay leaves and beets, cut into thin strips, salt, pepper and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve on the table, sprinkled with herbs.