Beet juice

VanMan2007

I love my beets and always make use of the leaves, stalks, as well as the beet.

Just simmered my latest for about four hours on minimal heat, so got some great broth now.

Anyone got any ideas of what can be done with the broth to save me just throwing it away? It seems such a shame as there must be so much goodness in there!?

splodger_seedswapper

if you've got the kit - make wine from it
failing that - you could reduce down (like you would for a wine reduction) hen use for a base for a sauce or maybe add gelatine for a tasty savoury jelly (nice with game)

VanMan2007

Thanks splodger. Making wine from it sounds awesome; but not a good idea for me, if you know what I mean!?

I think I have some gelatin. I may reduce it, add the gelatin, then freeze it in ice trays, so I have individual blocks for use as and when.

Thanks, mate.

Callie22

I wouldn't bother adding gelatine if you freeze it, gelatine doesn't freeze so it'll just go all runny when you defrost it. You could boil it up to concentrate it then freeze as it is - I've used beetroot used in chocolate cakes (and I've heard of it being used in trendy red velvet cake so I think you could easily add a couple of spoonfuls to cake mix and it wouldn't do any harm). It might make interesting smoothies too, and you could blend it from frozen. I don't know if you could use it to make something like borscht (beetroot soup)?

Leif

I imagine you can use it as a basic stock and add it to various dishes such as soups and sauces. I have never tried, so I don't know if it is too earthy. Why not cook the beetroots in the oven? I baked one recently, which I ate with baked potato and a vegetable and cashew butter sauce, lovely. I noticed that the skin cooks nicely, so next time I will scrub them properly, and eat the skin. Many veg skins seem to go nice and crispy and sugary in the oven.

lollipopsarah

I've been simmering for about 30 minutes and leaving to cool down in the water before using.
I wonder is I should have kept the stock to drink?
I didn't know you could use the leaves though.
xx