SOFT PICKLED RED BEETS

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Old family recipe. You just can't eat store bought canned beets after tasting these. May also can this recipe, but multiply ingredients. It's not worth canning just one jar. :) Estimated prep time includes cleaning, skinning and cutting.

Provided by Satisfied Kris

Categories     Vegetable

Time 1h20m

Yield 1 jar

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 lbs beets, greens removed (couple inches of greens left on)
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup beet juice
3 tablespoons sugar
2 cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 peppercorns
1/4 bay leaf

Steps:

  • Wash the dirt off the beets.
  • In a covered pan cook whole beets in boiling salted water until tender (35-50 minutes).
  • Cool slightly, cut off remaining greens and slip off skins.
  • Save 1/2 cup of the beet juice (water beets were cooked in).
  • Cut up beets the way you want them.
  • Put in a clean, empty jar.
  • In a small pan bring the beet juice and the remaining ingredients to a boil.
  • Pour the hot liquid mixture over the beets.
  • Let come to room temperature and then chill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 572.4, Fat 1.6, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 1869.5, Carbohydrate 129.7, Fiber 18.3, Sugar 110.6, Protein 15.3

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