Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins

Baked Beets

Preparation info

  • 4

    portions
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
top 1000The New Basics Cookbook
The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

  • About

The flavor of these beets is wildly intense because none is lost in a cooking liquid. They can be baked ahead of time and then heated through at the last moment. They’re wonderful with pork and ham.

Ingredients

  • 8 beets (about 2 pounds total)
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Trim the beets, leaving on 1 inch of stem. Rinse them well, but do not peel them.
  3. Place the beets in a baking pan, and fill the pan with ¼ inch of water. Cover with aluminum foil, and