Marinating beets or surprise guests with a juicy and crispy snack
Beetroot preparation for red borscht is not uncommon for a long time and one of the most popular preserves. Did you know that marinating beets is an easy way to make an original crispy snack? A properly prepared marinade not only preserves the rich color of the vegetable. It complements the sweetish taste of beets with original spicy notes. Garlic gives it a light spice, and coriander with lavrushka and dill - a spicy aroma. It is not a shame to put such a simple dish even on a festive table.
Ingredients
To prepare one serving of pickled beets, we need:
- raw root vegetables in the amount of 3 pcs. (small);
- cloves;
- pepper;
- garlic;
- dry dill umbrellas;
- Bay leaf;
- cherry leaves;
- salt;
- sugar;
- coriander (whole grains);
- vinegar essence (70%).
Marinating beets step by step
The first step is to prepare vegetables. You don't need to boil anything, just wash the fruits well and peel them. Now we cut the beets into rings and put them in a glass jar. It is convenient to use containers with a volume of 1 liter. You can cut the beets into cubes or strips, it doesn't matter. The main thing is not to be very thick, otherwise it will not be saturated with marinade.
The jar needs to be sterilized or at least doused with boiling water.
When we fill the jar, immediately add 3-4 cloves of garlic. Now we begin to prepare the marinade. These proportions are enough to prepare 2 cans of beetroot snacks. If necessary, just increase the amount of ingredients.
Cooking process:
- Pour a liter of cold water into a separate saucepan.
- Add spices: 2 lavrushki, 4 cherry leaves, 3-4 dill umbrellas, 5 cloves, a dozen peas of black pepper. Do not forget to put about 0.5 tbsp. l. coriander.
- We pour 4 tbsp. l. sugar and half as much salt.
- Pour 3 tbsp. l. vinegar essence.
We put the saucepan on the stove to boil the marinade. Then pour the boiling marinade into a jar, at the same time putting herbs from a saucepan (dill, leaves) to the beets. We close it with a tight lid and send the workpiece to a dark cool place. There, the beets will “ripen” for at least a month. It takes so long for the vegetable to soak well and absorb all the aromas of spices.
Pickled beets are good as a side dish for potatoes or porridge. However, crispy, sweetish red slices can be eaten even without anything.