American · Side

Beets and Greens in Sweet-Sour Sauce

Name: Beets and Greens in Sweet-Sour Sauce
Total time: 1 h 7 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 bunches beets with greens, about 700 g of beets plus their tops; 80 ml water, plus a splash more if needed; 100 g granulated sugar; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 120 ml cider vinegar; 55 g unsalted butter; 1 pinch salt

Beets and their tender tops, steamed in a covered pot and finished with a quick sweet-sour sauce thickened with flour and enriched with butter.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on25 min
Total1 h 7 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

2 bunchesbeets with greens, about 700 g of beets plus their tops
80 mlwater, plus a splash more if needed

Sauce

100 ggranulated sugar
2 tbspall-purpose flour
120 mlcider vinegar
55 gunsalted butter
1 pinchsalt

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Wheat
Pome fruits (any)
Apple
Beetroot
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Summer
Fall

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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