Best Dutch Beets Recipes

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH RED BEET EGGS AND PICKLED BEETS

Steps:

• Combine red beets, vinegar and sugar in a pan.
• Stir and heat just enough to dissolve the sugar.
• Add the eggs and refrigerate at least one hour (I prefer overnight).

PICKLED EGGS AND RED BEETS, PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH STYLE

Steps:

• Cook, drain, and skin beets if not using canned.
• Combine remaining ingredients, except eggs.
• Pour over beets and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Cool.
• Place eggs in a large jar and pour cooled beet mixture over.
• Place in the refrigerator.
• Let pickle at least two days before using.

PA DUTCH PICKLED EGGS & RED BEETS

Steps:

• 1. Drain the red beets & reserve the juice. To the juice, add enough water so you're getting one cup of liquid.
• 2. Add liquid to saucepan, & add vinegar, sugar, cloves, cinnamon sticks, and some salt. Bring to a boil, stirring. Pour the sauce over the beets. Let cool just a bit.
• 3. Transfer to a large glass bowl or jar (my Meme Koletar had her special "pickled beet jar".) Refrigerate this for about 12 hours or so. When that time is up....
• 4. Add the peeled, hard-boiled eggs to the marinade & refrigerate overnight or 8-12 hours. Make sure you stir the eggs every so often so that the beet color becomes even on them. Nothing is sadder than seeing a pickled egg that only has one side of it lovely & deep purple. Then, cut the eggs in half & serve w/ the beets. Sprinkle w/ black pepper to your taste.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH PICKLED BEETS AND EGGS

Steps:

• Place eggs in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let eggs sit in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, and peel.
• Place beets, onion, and peeled eggs in a non-reactive glass or plastic container. Set aside.
• In a medium-size, non-reactive saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup reserved beet juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and cloves. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
• Pour hot liquid over beets and eggs. Cover, and refrigerate 48 hours before using.

DUTCH BEETS

Steps:

• Drain beets, reserving 1 cup liquid. In a saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute onion until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in reserved beet liquid. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and beets; heat through.

THE MAMA'S PA DUTCH RED BEETS & EGGS

Steps:

• Place hard-boiled eggs in the bottom of a 3 quart (or bigger) plastic container that can be sealed with a lid (we use a Tupperware container).
• Open the cans of beets and drain the juice into a medium saucepan. Dump the beets into the container on top of the eggs.
• Add the sugar and vinegar to the beet juice. Heat the saucepan on the stove over Medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar has dissolved (about 10 minutes) but DO NOT BOIL.
• Pour the beet juice over the eggs and beets in the container.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight before serving to allow the juice to soak into the eggs and sweeten the beets.
• NOTE: My Mama's rule of thumb on the measurements for this recipe is to use 1/3 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup of vinegar for EACH 14.5 oz can of beets that you are planning to use. Adjust the amount of eggs to your liking, but make sure that there is enough juice to cover the beets AND eggs.

DUTCH BEETS

Steps:

• Drain beets, reserving 1 cup liquid (discard remaining liquid); set beets aside.
• In a saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended.
• Gradually add the reserved beet liquid. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in the vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and beets; heat through.

DUTCH OVEN BEETS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375^. Wash and scrub beets. Trim top from beets leaving 2 inches of leaf stem end- do not cut any of the beet tail. Rub beets with peanut oil and season well with salt. Put beets into a Dutch Oven and place in conventional oven for about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Remove the beets from the oven, split and pinch like a baked potato. Top with your choice of toppings and season with salt and pepper serve. (I like mine with sour cream and butter and bacon). EAT THE SKIN TOO! Just like a baked potato.