Beet Lovers UNITE!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Alice Panza on November 25, 2009 at 11:15pm

Here's the recipe from NT:
12. med. beets
seeds from 2 cardamom pods
1 T. sea salt
4 T whey or additional T. sea salt (I don't use whey in ferments)
1 C. filtered water

Prick beets in several places, bake on cookie sheet at 300 for 3 hours or until soft. Peel and cut into 4-inch julienne (do not grate). Place beets in quart-sized, wide-mouth mason jar and press down lightly with wooden pounder or meat hammer. Combine remaining ingred. and pour over beets, adding more water if necessary to cover beets. Top of beets should be at least 1 inch below top of jar. Cover tightly and keep at room temp. about 3 days before transferring to cold storage.

Side note: I haven't made these. I have made others from this book and decided I don't tightly covering the jar. I now place a skinny glass into my jar, so the bottom presses down on the veggies and keeps the water level above them, then cover the whole thing with a cloth. I would love to modify this with better containers or (in my dreams) a sauerkraut crock, but it works for now.

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Permalink Reply by Kristi on November 27, 2009 at 5:07pm

Thanks Alice. This looks very interesting. It seems like it's the same concept as making pickles and other fermented veges. I think I'm going to try it!

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Permalink Reply by Kristi on November 21, 2009 at 7:57am

Here's a recipe for lacto-fermented beets. It looks super easy!

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Permalink Reply by Chris Byers on November 21, 2009 at 3:14pm

The recipe link is missing. :(

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Permalink Reply by Kristi on November 22, 2009 at 4:32pm

I followed the direction to post a link and for whatever reason it didn't show up. I'll try again.

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Permalink Reply by Judy on November 21, 2009 at 7:38pm

I think beets and turnips are just about the perfect vegs, great tops and the bonus is the bulbs. I'm growing Golden and Cylindra this year and love being able to pick the greens for weeks before the beets are ready. I also roast them, just toss in oil and roast til tender and plan to pickle some this year too. I've planted as late as January and got a nice crop in before the heat hit. And I love rareseeds.com!

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Permalink Reply by Kristi on November 22, 2009 at 4:36pm

trying again to post the link to fermented turnips and beets. If this link is not live you can cut and pasted it into your browser. Looks super easy. Nice blog with pictures!

http://gnowfglins.com/2009/06/03/lacto-fermented-naturally-pickled-...

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Permalink Reply by Treasa Birchett on November 27, 2009 at 3:49pm

I adore beets. Freshly cooked and sprinkled with rice Vinegar.MMMM MMMM Good. Did not know there was a beet haters society out there. I have not grown them yet.

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Permalink Reply by Kristi on November 27, 2009 at 5:05pm

I was just having fun in the post title. So many people do not like beets so I thought it would be fun to see who does. Easy to grow in the fall and winter season out here not to mention being delicious!

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