The secret of this easy method of boiling beets is that the hostess does not need a pot of water, a multicooker or a double boiler. You don't even need a pressure cooker, and in general, you don't have to stain the dishes for the sake of two beets or potatoes for the vinaigrette. All you need is a working microwave and a dense plastic bag, plus 10 minutes of free time, which is 2-3 times less than the standard cooking process in water. Knowing how to quickly and correctly cook beets, you can cook potatoes, carrots, corn for any salad in the same way.
The way to cook beets quickly and easily using a conventional microwave has been invented by housewives for a long time. It is convenient to use it when you need to boil a couple of potatoes, carrots or beets for vinaigrette, vegetable or meat salad. A huge plus is that you do not have to then wash the pan from the orange-red plaque on the bottom and walls. It is easy to throw the bag into the trash can without regretting such a trifle. The whole process of cooking in a microwave oven takes about 10 minutes, and even less if you have toothpicks at home.
How to boil beets in the microwave in 10 minutes
To cook any vegetables, not just beets, you only need 3 things:
- washed root crops or tubers;
- dense plastic bag;
- working microwave.
The process itself consists of several stages.
- Trim the tails of beets, carrots, inspect potato tubers for rot. Wash vegetables under running water and dry.
- Make several shallow punctures in large beets or potatoes with a wooden toothpick - this will cook the vegetables faster. You can cut them in half or into quarters.
- Place the required amount of root vegetables in a tight plastic bag, tie it in a knot.
- Spread the bag evenly on a glass plate.
- Turn on the microwave for 10 minutes at maximum power.
- Cut the hot bag with a knife, being careful not to burn yourself, remove the boiled beets on a dish, cool.
It is convenient to immediately chop beets, carrots or potatoes boiled in the microwave, grate into a vinaigrette, vegetable or meat salad. In the same quick way in the microwave, it is easy to cook a portion of corn.
Tips for hostesses
There are several secrets on how to cook beets correctly so that they are juicy and do not lose their color. Here are some tricks:
- You do not need to remove the peel during cooking, it is enough to cut off the tail with a knife and wash off the dirt from the root crop with water, a soft sponge or brush;
- you do not need to salt the vegetable before cooking, the salt will evaporate anyway, making the root vegetable harder;
- to neutralize the unpleasant smell of beetroot, it is enough to put a crust of brown bread on a plate next to the bag;
- to check the readiness, you need to stick a knife or fork into the vegetable - if it comes in easily, the beets are cooked;
- if the root crop is slightly dry during storage, it must be scalded with boiling water, and then immersed in water at room temperature for half an hour.
To prevent beets boiled in a slow cooker from staining other products in the salad, sprinkle the pieces with vegetable oil immediately after removing them from the bag.
