How to bake beets in the oven

This root vegetable is rich in beneficial microelements, and to preserve them during cooking, it is important to know how to bake beets in the oven. Often, to save time, beets are simply boiled in water, but with this type of heat treatment, they lose a large part of their beneficial properties, and the taste suffers, as a huge amount of sweet juice ruthlessly flows out into the boiling water.

For baking in the oven, you can use foil or a cooking sleeve, the main thing is to select root vegetables of approximately the same size, as this affects how long it will take to cook the beets. In the oven, they will best preserve both their juiciness and sweet taste. However, if in any salad the juice will be excessive, the beets should be baked without foil, uncovered. Then the excess moisture will be able to evaporate freely, resulting in a dry product.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Yield: 2 servings.

Caloric content: 38 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Ingredients

• medium-sized beets – 2 pcs.

Foil will also be needed.

Preparation

1. The beets need to be thoroughly washed, using a brush to clean all the indentations and folds. The tail should not be cut off under any circumstances, otherwise the juice will leak out through it. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.

2. Each root vegetable should be wrapped in foil separately.

3. Tightly wrap the improvised cocoon.

4. Place it on the rack – the beets will be better circulated by hot air on the rack than on the baking sheet, even if convection is not turned on. Therefore, less time will be spent on baking.

5. Check the readiness of the vegetable with a long skewer – it should easily pierce the preparation through. For medium-sized beets, one hour will be enough; if they are smaller, the time will correspondingly decrease.

6. Remove the beets from the foil packaging. Let them cool down.

7. Peel off the thin skin of the vegetable.

8. When cutting it in half, you can ensure that the flesh in the very center is well baked and retains its juiciness.

Knowing how to bake beets in the oven allows you to prepare vegetables in advance for various salads, of which there are so many in winter. Baked beets can be stored in the refrigerator for about 3-4 days.