There is hardly a person who does not know about the benefits of beets. This unique root crop contains a huge amount of vitamins, copper, calcium, phosphorus, potassium. Eating beets regularly as a food, you will rejuvenate the body, cleanse the liver and kidneys from harmful toxins. The main thing is to learn how to cook it properly. This is not complicated, only many people cook root vegetables in a pan, although it will be much more useful to bake beets in the oven. There will be more useful substances, and you won’t have to clean dishes for a long time. Let's look at a few recipes and learn how to bake beets in the oven tasty and right!
The easiest way to cook
You only need to cook beets and foil in advance. You can take any number of root crops, their size also does not matter. First you need to thoroughly wash the beets under running water. If there are heavily contaminated areas, they should be brushed. It is not necessary to peel the peel, but if there are long ponytails, they should be trimmed.
Next, you need to take the foil and wrap the beets in it. If root crops are large, then each of them should be “packed” separately, and if they are small, then one sheet of foil of the required size can be used. It is required to wrap the beets so that all the seams are at the top, otherwise the juice will leak during cooking.
A baking sheet or the dishes that you use to bake beets in the oven should be covered with a layer of foil, or even two. Here it is necessary to lay out bags with root vegetables and cover them with foil on top. Next, you need to preheat the oven to 180-190 degrees and place a baking sheet there. If you do not know how long to bake beets in the oven, then there is no definite answer. It all depends on the size of root crops. If they are very small, then 35-40 minutes are enough, medium - 60 minutes, large - 90-120. Although you can check the beets for readiness in the old way - try to poke a match or a toothpick. It comes in easily - the root crop is ready! Now it can be eaten as an independent dish or used as an ingredient for salads.
Baked beets in the oven. Recipe with dried apricots and prunes
This is a very healthy and tasty dish, for the preparation of which you need to prepare the following ingredients:
- medium-sized beets - 3-4 pcs.;
- prunes - 50 g;
- dried apricots - 50 g;
- culinary sleeve.
Beets need to be processed in the same way as described in the first recipe, only peel should be removed, and the root crop should be cut into medium-sized cubes. Dried apricots and prunes need to be chopped into small pieces. Further, all the ingredients must be mixed in one dish and then placed in a special sleeve. Now it remains only to preheat the oven to 180-190 degrees and put the bag on a baking sheet or on the wire rack. It takes 40-50 minutes to cook such a dish. And then you need to put it on a plate, let it cool slightly and enjoy the taste!
Now you know how to bake beets in the oven in order to get the most benefit and pleasure from it. Enjoy your meal!