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    Home » Sauces » Tips and Tricks

    June 14, 2022

    Best Way to Cook Beets (Instant Pot)

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      Got a huge bunch of beets but not sure what to do next? I’m here to help. This root vegetable has become a huge rising star recently!


    Beets are becoming more popular as people become more interested in eating a variety of vegetables and whole foods and for good reason: when you cook beets properly, these healthy root vegetables can taste like candy!

    But if you’re a beet beginner, don’t worry! This is the Best Way to Cook Beets.

    It is pretty simple and results in perfectly tender beets every time. You can use boiled beets in a multitude of ways from smoothies to salads, hummus, and soup recipes.

    You’ll also learn a few tricks for getting rid of the red stains on your hands and cutting board, and how use the boiling juice! Interesting huh?


    Bring a Pop of Color to Your Plate

    Enjoy beets cooked in an instant pot in 1 hour.  Ready to eat or top your favorite green salads.
    Highly nutritious and packed with essential vitamins

    What Are Beets?

    Beets, also known as beetroots, are the taproot of the beet plant. The taproot, a central root from which other roots sprout laterally, is a well-developed storage organ for the plant that has been cultivated as a vegetable. There are red beets, purple beets, and even striped beets!

    Beets can be eaten boiled, roasted, steamed, or raw, and they can be found in everything from soups to salads, cocktails to dips, and everything in between.

    Beets are highly nutritious and packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and plant compounds, many of which have medicinal properties, in addition to adding a splash of color to your plate.

    Moreover, their flesh can also be used as an organic dye!


    A Bulbous, Sweet Root Vegetable

    Beets recipe for easy way to cook, peel and enjoy with several salad recipes
    A great addition to salads, side dishes, smoothies, dips, and juices

    Why You’ll Love these Pressure Cooked Beets

    You’ll like instant pot beets because:

    • Beets are high in minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants.
    • They are extremely simple to prepare and incorporate into your regular diet (fits gluten-free, grain-free, vegetarian, vegan, paleo, whole food diets)
    • Beets ate also an excellent source of energy-giving carbohydrates.
    • They have an excellent crunch and texture.

    How to Choose the Best Beets?

    Beets are available in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. Some markets sell beets in “bulk bins” that include only the beetroot and no beet greens, whereas others may only sell beets in a bunch.


    Regardless of where you find and buy your beets, choose beets that are:

    • free of bruising and other major flaws
    • medium sized beets because larger beets will take a longer time in cooking
    • If possible, buy beets along with the greens because this is a sign of freshness


    Avoid purchasing beets with wrinkly skin as they are a sign of dehydration.


    This Will Be Your New Favorite Root vegetable

    How to cook red beets to enjoy with salads
    Add beets to your dinner rotation and benefit from its super powers.

    What is the Best Way to Cook Beets?

    Boiling beets is one of the simplest ways to cook this hearty root to tender perfection. Beets normally take a long time to cook, but they are a breeze in the pressure cooker. The intense steam that builds inside a pressure cooker concentrates the flavors of the beets and delivers a great side dish in a short time.


    What to Do with Beet Water?

    Simply Drink it! Beets are high in nitrates, which are natural chemicals. Your body converts nitrates into nitric oxide via a chain reaction, which can improve blood flow and blood pressure and increase stamina.

    You can reuse the beet water in soups, rice, risotto, or pasta.

    Make sure, of course, to wash the beets before boiling so your stock is free of unwanted stuff.


    Look at this Amazing Color!

    how to cook beetroot in one hour using an instant pot or electric pressure cooker
    Want to up your workout game? Beets have your back.

    Don’t Throw Away Beet Greens

    Beet greens are completely edible. They are high in vitamins and nutrients such as iron, protein, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and fiber. They are also very low in calories, fat, and cholesterol.

    Beet greens are sweet and mild, and when cooked, they become the silkiest, most tender greens you’ve ever eaten. What about the stems? They’re far more delicious than those of kale and collards. They’re also more nutritious.


    How to Peel Boiled Beets

    Here are three methods for peeling whole beets after they have been boiled:

    • To remove the skin from the beet, use your dominant hand to pull it back. You can use of a paper towel keeps the red stain from spreading all over your hands.
    • Remove the peel from the beetroot with your bare fingers
    • Use a paring knife to remove the skin from the beetroot. This method is most effective if you have a stubborn peel that is stuck to the root.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Should beets be peeled before cooking?

    Don’t peel your beets before cooking because they can easily be removed after cooking. Leaving the skin on while boiling prevents some of the color, flavor, and nutrients from leaching into the water.

    How long do cooked beets last?

    Cooked beets keep in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days. Freeze them in plastic, airtight containers or heavy-duty storage bags to extend their shelf life even further.

    How can I tell when beets are cooked?

    Check that a fork can be inserted through the flesh. They’re done if it goes through easily. When they are thoroughly cooked, the skin should easily peel off.

    Can you eat beets raw?

    Raw beets are just as tasty as their cooked counterparts. They are slightly sweeter and crunchier than cooked beets, and they go great in salads.

    How long to boil beets?

    Anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on how large or small the are. It also depends on how many you’re adding to the instant pot. 1 hour for larger beets, and ½ hour for small beets.


    Tips and Tricks

    How to Remove Beet Stains

    To remove stains from your hands, squeeze a teaspoon or two of fresh lemon juice onto your hands. Rub them together for at least 10 seconds and set aside. After that, wash your hands with soap and water.

    To remove stains from the cutting board, sprinkle a little salt on the surface and scrub it in. Then use soap and water to clean the cutting board.

    Cooking Tips

    Select firm, high-quality seasonal beetroot.

    Cook until the center is soft. Al dente will not work with beets.

    Allow the beets to cool in the cooking liquid for the best results.

    Tip: Save the beet water and drink it. It has health benefits


    What You Will Need to Cook Beets

    • raw beets
    • Water
    • Pressure cooker

    Follow these Simple Steps

    clean beets in the instant pot ready to be cooked

    First wash the beets very well, you don’t have to cut any of the stems off at this point.


    beets submerged in water in the instant pot

    Next, place them in the pressure cooker and submerge in water. Do not overfill your pressure cooker with water. Keep water level underneath the line that is marked inside of the pot.


    Set your pressure cooker for one hour on high. Once they are finished release the pressure.


    cooked beet in the sieve

    Once the beets cool, you can now cut the stems off from the top and the bottom, then cut a slit vertically into the beet and easily peel off the skin.


    Easy way to cook beets in one hour. Peel the skin easily using a vegetable peeler. Enjoy beets with salads, in shakes or on their own.

    Enjoy alone, or drizzled with honey, over a salad, in your smoothies, for food coloring etc..


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    Best Way to Cook Beets

    Lama
    An easy recipe for how to cook beets in the pressure cooker! Full of nutrients & antioxidants, beets are great for salads, smoothies, and snacking!
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
    Course Appetizer, Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 Servings
    Calories 73 kcal

    Equipment

    Pressure Cooker

    Ingredients
      

    • 3-4 pounds beets
    • water

    Instructions
     

    • Wash the beets very well, you don’t have to cut any of the stems off at this point.
    • Place them in the pressure cooker the submerge in water. Do not overfill your pressure cooker with water.
    • Keep water level underneath the line that is marked inside of the pot. Set your pressure cooker for one hour for larger beets and ½ hour for small beets, on high.
    • Once they are finished release the pressure. Once the beets cool, you can now cut the stems off from the top and the bottom, then cut a slit vertically into the beet and easily peel off the skin
    • Enjoy alone, or drizzled with honey, over a salad, in your smoothies, for food coloring etc.

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    Notes

    Tips: 
    • Select firm, high-quality seasonal beetroot.
    • Cook until the center is soft. Al dente will not work with beets.
    • Allow the beets to cool in the cooking liquid for the best results.
    • Save the beet water and drink it. It has health benefits

    Nutrition

    Calories: 73kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 3gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.05gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 133mgPotassium: 553mgFiber: 5gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 56IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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    1. Nour says

      July 24, 2022 at 8:31 pm

      5 stars
      I never knew I could use the beet water. Interesting!!

      Reply

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