Dutch Beets Recipes

Steps:

• Drain beets, reserving 1 cup liquid. In a saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute onion until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in reserved beet liquid. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and beets; heat through.

Steps:

• Drain beets, reserving 1 cup liquid (discard remaining liquid); set beets aside.
• In a saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended.
• Gradually add the reserved beet liquid. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in the vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and beets; heat through.

Steps:

• peel, cook and mash potatoes.
• drain beets and mash thoroughly and add to the potatoes.
• dice the meat
• dice 6 of the hard boiled eggs
• dice about 1/2 of the sweet gherkins, cocktail onions, and dill pickles
• add diced meat into the mashed potato mix.
• add diced gherkins, cocktail onions, and dill pickles to taste.
• add mayonnaise to taste, at least 2 tablespoons to start.
• fold in diced eggs.
• shape into mound on top of bed of lettuce leaves.
• cover mound with a thin layer of mayonnaise.
• slice remaining eggs and distribute evenly on the mound.
• chill and enjoy.

Steps:

• Place eggs in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let eggs sit in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, and peel.
• Place beets, onion, and peeled eggs in a non-reactive glass or plastic container. Set aside.
• In a medium-size, non-reactive saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup reserved beet juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and cloves. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
• Pour hot liquid over beets and eggs. Cover, and refrigerate 48 hours before using.

Steps:

• Place hard-boiled eggs in the bottom of a 3 quart (or bigger) plastic container that can be sealed with a lid (we use a Tupperware container).
• Open the cans of beets and drain the juice into a medium saucepan. Dump the beets into the container on top of the eggs.
• Add the sugar and vinegar to the beet juice. Heat the saucepan on the stove over Medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar has dissolved (about 10 minutes) but DO NOT BOIL.
• Pour the beet juice over the eggs and beets in the container.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight before serving to allow the juice to soak into the eggs and sweeten the beets.
• NOTE: My Mama's rule of thumb on the measurements for this recipe is to use 1/3 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup of vinegar for EACH 14.5 oz can of beets that you are planning to use. Adjust the amount of eggs to your liking, but make sure that there is enough juice to cover the beets AND eggs.