Best 10 Canned Harvard Beets Sweet Recipes

QUICK HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, place raw beets and enough water to cover. Cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup liquid. (If using canned beets, drain and reserve 1/4 cup juice.) , In another saucepan, combine sugar, flour, vinegar and reserved beet juice. Cook over low heat until thickened. Stir in beets, salt and butter. Simmer for 10 minutes.

GRANDMA'S HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, vinegar and water. Bring to a boil, and cook for 5 minute. Add the beets to the liquid, and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat. Stir in butter, salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Serve warm or chilled.

GERMAN BEETS

Steps:

• Cut off all but 1 inch of beet tops. Wash beets; leave whole with root ends attached. Heat 8 to 9 cups water, 1 tablespoon white vinegar (to preserve color) and salt (if desired) to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven. Add beets. Cover and boil 40 to 50 minutes or until tender; drain. Cool, peel and slice beets.
• Mix cornstarch, sugar, salt and pepper in 3-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in water and vinegar. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in beets; cook until hot.

EASY AS 1-2-3 HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• In small saucepan, combine the ONE tablespoons cornstarch, the TWO tablespoons sugar and the THREE tablespoons vinegar (get it, 1-2-3?)! Stir.
• Drain the can of beets, reserving the liquid. Add 1/2 cup of the liquid to the pan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring till thickened and bubbly.
• Add 1 tablespoons butter and salt and pepper to taste.
• Add drained beets and heat in the sauce till hot through.

HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• Drain the beet liquid into a medium saucepan. To the liquid add vinegar, sugar, cornstarch and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; stir in beets and cook until heated through.

HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• Drain beets, reserving 2 tablespoons juice; set beets and juice aside. In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Add vinegar, orange juice and beet juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 3-4 minutes or until thickened. Add beets and orange zest; heat through.

HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• Using a medium size saucepan combine the sugar, cornstarch, vinegar and beet juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Add the sliced beets and continue to cook until beets are heated through. Add the butter, continue until cook until butter is melted. Sat and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

CANNED HARVARD BEETS RECIPE - (3.5/5)

Steps:

• Simmer beets until tender enough to peel and cut (40 min). reserve liquid. cut beets uniformly. Boil sugar, starch, vinegar, 3 c beet juice. Whisk until thick. Fill pt jars leaving 1/2" head space. Seal and process 30 min. Add thick pat butter and salt when serving.

CANNED HARVARD BEETS (SWEET)

Steps:

• Wash beets thoroughly, leaving 2" of tops & roots.
• Cook beets in boiling water to cover for about 15 minutes.
• Plunge into cold water 2 times to prevent bleeding.
• Remove skins & cut top off level & root.
• Combine water, vinegar & sugar in large saucepan & bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Add beets & heat, but do not boil.
• Pack in sterilized jars. Cover with hot juice to neck of jar.
• Place lids & bands on jars.
• Process in hot water bath for 30 minutes.
• Serve hot as a vegetable or cold on relish trays.
• Peggi's note: I use larger beets sometimes , but just make sure when you cut them in half or quarter them that they are all the same size so they cook uniformly. We eat them cold as a side. This recipe never said if you put them in quarts or pints, but I always can mine in pints.

SWEET PICKLED BEETS CANNING

Steps:

• Cut the leaves off the beet about 3" off the beet to prevent the beet from bleeding out. (Reserve them for cooked greens).
• Separate into sizes so little ones don't get over cooked and big ones are not under cooked.
• I like 3 kettles they boil faster that way.
• No salt in the water.
• Boil beets till tender, can be checked using a fork (like a potato).
• Drain and discard cooking liquid; let beets cool so they can be easily peeled.
• Cut beets into 1/2" pieces, leaving very small beets whole.
• Combine brine ingredients in a kettle.
• Bring brine to a boil.
• Simmer 10 minutes.
• You may need to make more brine for this amount of beets.
• Wash pint jars and covers.
• Fill jars within 1/2" from the top with beets.
• Fill jar with boiling brine to 1/2" from top.
• Place lids, adjust rings fingertip-tight and process in a boiling water bath for 30 minutes at up to 1000 feet in elevation.
• Cool processed jars undisturbed for 24 hours on a cloth-protected counter.
• Any leftover brine can be stored in the refrigerator till the next time you can.