BOTTLED BEETROOT
300 g beetroot
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown vinegar
1 ml salt
And reserve 1 cup of the boiled beetroot water
Clean beetroot and boil for about 30 min or till done.
Drain and retain 1 cup of the water.
Peel beets, cut into block, slice or grate.
Place the vinegar, retained water, sugar and salt in a pot and heat till sugar has melted. Cook for 5 min.
Add the beetroot and bring to boil.
Place in sterile bottles and seal hot.
For my 5.5 kg cooked beets I used 6 cups of the sugar, vinegar and retained water. Got 10 small bottles and 4 large bottles.
Recipe and photo: Nicolette Papas
