Sweet & Sour Pickled Beetroot

Sweet & Sour Pickled Beetroot
Learn how to make Sweet & Sour Pickled Beetroot and enjoy delicious beetroot all year long with this simple technique - you'll never reach for the store-bought canned variety again!

Sweet & Sour Pickled Beetroot

Full of essential nutrients, beetroots are a great source of vitamin C, fibre, iron, potassium and folate.

Pickled beetroot are easy to make, cook the beetroot and make a brine with vinegar, sugar, cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves, peppercorns and mustard seeds.

Mix and match the beetroot you use,  if golden baby beetroots are available, you can replace red with gold.

Makes 1 litre

Ingredients:

6 bunches baby beetroots, ends trimmed

1½ cups cider vinegar

1 cup caster sugar

1 cinnamon stick

2 fresh or dried bay leaves

6 whole cloves

6 black peppercorns

¼ tsp brown mustard seeds

Method:

Place beetroot in a large saucepan. Cover with cold water. Place over high heat, bring to the boil. Cook for 30 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Set aside to cool.

Wearing rubber gloves, peel beetroots. Place in a 1 litre-capacity (4 cup) sterilised jar.

Combine vinegar, 1½ cups water, sugar, cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves, peppercorns and mustard seeds in a large saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high; bring to the boil. Remove from heat. Pour hot vinegar mixture over beetroot.

Seal, label and date jar. Store in a cool, draught-free place to develop the flavours. Refrigerate after opening and use within two weeks.

Smart Tip:

If golden baby beetroots are available, you can replace red with gold. Alternatively, do some of each colour.

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