Topic: Fantastic Beetroot Spiced Recipe

[gavinjconway]

Conway’s Spiced Beetroot

1 ½ kg young beetroot
500 ml  / 2 cups water and juice – kept over from the boiling pot
500 ml  / 2 cups vinegar
400 g / 2 cups sugar
2 ml salt
2 ml ground cloves
2 ml cinnamon
2 ml ground ginger
1 ml black pepper

Boil beetroot till tender. Remove skin by cutting top and tail and squeeze (pop) bulb out of skin. Cut into small squares or slices. Keep 2 cups water and juices.

Put rest of ingredients into pot and bring to the boil. Put in beetroot and simmer / boil slowly for 20 minutes.

Bottle into hot sterilized jars and seal.

Refrigerate once opened..

[Ophi]

That looks like a good use of spice.  I think I will dig up a few beetroot and have a go.  Thank you.

[ted72]

Mmmm, think I may have to try this with the bits I bought at our lotti open day. Can it be used straight away or is it best left a while to mature?

[Anisemary]

GJC, are the cups actual American cup measurements, and how does the liquid ml measurement work out for the spices?

[gavinjconway]

Ok ... the cups are tea cups... and the 2ml is basically half a teaspoon (5ml is one teaspoon)... really it does not make a huge difference if you dont follow it exactly..

[pumkinlover]

Ok ... the cups are tea cups... and the 2ml is basically half a teaspoon (5ml is one teaspoon)... really it does not make a huge difference if you dont follow it exactly..

The next time I follow any recipe exactly will be the first ;)