How do you cook beetroot...

[LauraDoll]

My friend just gave me some beetroot from his allotment and I have not got a clue how to cook it.
Please can anyone help.

[JoolsTwo]

I just boil mine then put them into vinegar.

[GRUMPY]

remove the leaves but leave about 25mm of the stem so that they do not bleed and then boil in water until cooked, takes quite a while, test with a fork just like potatoes then rub off the outer skins with your hands to revealk the cooked beetroot.enjoy

[treetops1]

Give it a wash, put in a pan with enough water to cover. Boil about an hour. Put some plastic bags or rubber gloves on your hands to peel them after cooking. Slice and put in vinegar or eat as a vegetable. Don`t know if they`ll still be a friend these are messy. Don`t cut the tops off till cooked or they will bleed.

[ethandron]

wash them and then either peel or don't peel (i peel). cut in half, then each half into 3, like thick wedges. put into oven proof tin or dish, toss in some olive oil then roast for about 45 minutes on a medium heat. just like chunky oven chips only tastier. i always roast them with sweet potato, red onion, peppers, carrots - any veg really.
i much prefer beetroot roasted.

[society]

I boil them with skin on for about 45 minutes to 1 hour all depending on their sizes. Then peel and slice and serve.

Or I juice them; beetroot juice is very, very sweet.

[ummmm]

I bake them in tin foil.

[Mick-Talbot]

wash em and stick them in the oven

[Vagrant]

You can eat it raw - it tastes better and does you more good - grate it into a salad.

[society]

Oh yes I forgot, I do bake them if I'm using the oven then. And the flavour of baked beets is quite intense.

[pastafreak]

I grew up with this...

http://www.epicurious.../Harvard-Beets-106787

it's traditional in the States. I have seen a variation that uses Balsamic vinegar,which I'd be tempted to try.
Google beet recipes-there's loads to choose from.

[LoftyLottie]

Absolutely love beetroot and really like vinegar, but can't stand beetroot in vinegar. I just boil mine and make hot beetroot sandwiches or beetroot and cheese sandwiches. I love them so much some get eaten as soon as they leave the pan. Yummy!!

[askyourgran]

I've never tried baked beetroot, Do you add anything with the beetroot or just cook it in foil. Love beetroot as it is also pickled in jars.

[horseshoes]

I made some beetroot crisps the other night. They were absolutely scrummy. It's just like when you make potato crisps - you have to have the fat in the pan so hot that you can see the haze coming off it. Slice the beetroots as thinly as you can - I do mine manually not with a slicer - so that they are tissue thin - if they're thick they won't be crispy. Put the slices on kitchen towel and get ALL the moisture out. Fry them for a few seconds, drain, salt and EAT. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMm

[horseshoes]

Sorry I meant to say, obviously I didn't make crisps with ALL my beetroot. I have pickled some.

[beattie819]

I boil them as suggested, then make some white sauce, and pour over the beetroot. It tasty and goes a pretty pink colour .... makes a change

[gingejbee]

Aldi has 500g packs of pre-cooked beetroot for an incredible 39pence.

[ummmm]

I must admit that I couldn't taste any difference between fresh beetroot and pre packed beetroot.