Polish Horseradish With Beets ÄwikÅa Food

POLISH BEETS WITH HORSERADISH - CWIKLA RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare the beets by boiling with their skins on for about one hour until soft. Check with a fork until it can smoothly enter until it reaches the centre of the beets. Don't overcook.
• While beets cool, peel horseradish and grate finely into a bowl.
• Once cooled, peel and grate the beets finely into a medium bowl.
• Combine beets and horseradish; add remaining ingredients to taste. Mix well and store in a refrigerator overnight for the best flavour.

FRESH BEET HORSERADISH

Steps:

• Scrub beets; trim stems to 1/2 inch. Place beets in a medium saucepan; add water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium high; cook at a gentle boil until beets are tender when pierced with a small, sharp knife, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from heat, drain, and set beets aside until cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, grate horseradish on small holes of a box grater. Place in a small bowl; stir in vinegar, salt, and sugar.
• Peel beets; grate on small holes of box grater. Add to horseradish mixture; stir well to combine. Keep covered to preserve flavor, and refrigerate until needed.

POLISH HORSERADISH WITH BEETS (ĆWIKłA)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together vinegar, brown sugar, horseradish and salt until well combined.
• Add beets and mix thoroughly.
• Pack into clean sterilized jars and store refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.

HORSERADISH WITH RED BEETS

Steps:

• Cook scrubbed beets with skins until tender.
• When done, immerse in cold water immediately.
• Let cool slightly, peel and discard skins.
• Shred beets with a medium coarse grater and set aside.
• Scrape horseradish root well to remove any blemishes.
• Cut root into small pieces.
• Measure 1 1/2 cups of vinegar and 1 cup of cold water.
• Add horseradish to blender (a few pieces at a time), cover and process, adding vinegar/water mixture as required until horseradish is well blended; continue to process remainder of horseradish root.
• If necessary, add more vinegar and water in equal amounts so that the horseradish is well chopped and blended.
• In a mixing bowl, add grated beets, sugar, the remainder 3/4 cup of white vinegar and 1 cup of processed horseradish; mix well.
• Add sugar and salt and mix well to incorporate.
• If desired, add more horseradish to suit your taste, also adust seasonings to taste.
• Store any remaining horseradish in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid in the refrigerator.
• Store the jar upside down so that no air gets into the jar, lasts much longer.

BEETS WITH HORSERADISH

Steps:

• In a kettle cover the beets by 2 inches with cold water, bring the water to a boil, and simmer the beets, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes, or until they are tender. Drain the beets and under cold water slip off and discard the skins and stems. Cut the beets into wedges, in a bowl combine them well with the horseradish, the sugar, the vinegar, the water, and salt and pepper to taste, and let them marinate, covered and chilled, for at least 8 hours and up to 3 days.

BEET AND HORSERADISH RELISH

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a blender or food processor and coarsely chop.
• Refrigerate for 2 days before serving.