Sweet and Sour Beets

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These are pretty much like Harvard beets, you can use canned beets slices (use one can) for this, or fresh cooked beets, I prefer the fresh cooked! also adjust the sugar to taste. You can double this recipe if desired, don't omit the orange zest, it really adds a kick to the beets!

by Kittencalrecipezazz·published 2006-10-05

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Vegetable

Servings

(3–4)

Total time

20 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

197 kcal

Ingredients (9)

serves

1/3 cup sugarsugar
1/4 cup dry white wine or 1/4 cup white vinegarvinegar
1/4 cup water, that you used to cook the beets withwater
1 tablespoon cornstarchcornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)salt
2 cups cooked beets (sliced or diced)
1 tablespoon butterbutter
1 -2 teaspoon grated orange zestorange
black pepperpepper

Instructions (6 steps)

01In a bowl mix together the sugar, cornstarch and salt; stir in a little of the wine or vinegar to make a smooth paste.
02Slowly drizzle in the remaining wine or vinegar and the water (adding all the liquid at once can produce lumps in the cornstarch).
03Transfer the mixture to a saucepan; cook over low heat stirring and scraping bottom of the pan often.
04Cook until liquid is clear (about 5 minutes).

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