Name: Creamed Beets
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 25 gram butter; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 tablespoon flour; 300 milliliter milk; 2 tablespoon cream; 1 teaspoon mixed herbs; salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste; 500 gram cooked beets, skinned and diced; 1 tart dessert apple, peeled, cored and diced

Creamed Beets

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If you love beets, you'll be happy to know that not only are they tasty, but they are a a good source of vitamin C, iron and magnesium, and a very good source of dietary fiber, folate, potassium and manganese. Enjoy them in this wonderful recipe - guilt-free!

Preparation Time1 hr

Cooking Time15 min

Ingredients

25 grams butter
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons flour
300 milliliters milk
2 tablespoons cream
1 teaspoon mixed herbs
salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
500 grams cooked beets, skinned and diced
1 tart dessert apple, peeled, cored and diced

Instructions

Melt butter in a pan, add the onion and fry gently for 5 minutes without browning.
Add the flour and cook 2 more minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat and gradually add the milk, beating vigorously after each addition.
Return to the heat and bring to the boil stirring constantly.
Lower the heat and simmer 2 minutes stirring occasionally, then stir in the cream, herbs, and salt and pepper to taste.
Fold in beets and apple and simmer 5 more minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat and leave to cool, stirring occasionally to prevent skin forming.

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RecipeLion

Oct 12, 2009

Mixed herbs can be whatever herbs you have on hand and would like to use. Pick some of your favorites. We are in the process of adding a conversion calculator on the site so that you will be able to convert recipes simply and quickly. -RecipeLion Editors

Chef 21499

Oct 11, 2009

What are mixed herbs? Please be specific. Also, please also use non metric measurements such as teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, etc. for the metric- challenged cooks.

Chef 21499

Oct 11, 2009

Love beets! Recipe sounds great but what about a version for non-metric system users. At least I assume you were giving amounts in metric measurements. Send it out again, please. Linda R.