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Fruit And Beets

Beets are rich in complex carbohydrates -- natural starch and sugars, as well as some indigestible food fibers. That's why beets must be cooked. Cooking breaks down the stiff cell walls and This recipe yields the nutrients inside available. Normally, cooking fresh beets takes from one to two hours. In the pressure cooker, however, beets become tender, delicious, and nutritious in just 15 minutes!

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Side dish
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

4   Fresh beets - (2 1/2" dia) - with tops
1 1/2 cups 355mlWater
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1/4 cup 59mlNatural apricot or
  Orange fruit spread
2 teaspoons 10mlLemon juice
1   Salt
1   Nutmeg

Recipe Instructions

Cut beet tops leaving 2 inches attached to beets. Scrub beets thoroughly. Put beets in a 6-quart pressure cooker. Add 1 1/2 cups water.

Close cover securely. Place pressure regulator on vent pipe. Cook for 15 minutes, at 15 pounds pressure, with pressure regulator rocking slowly. Cool cooker at once. Remove beets and liquid.

Cool beets under cold water and slip off skins. Cut into cubes or slices. Put fruit spread, lemon juice, and seasonings in pressure cooker; heat and stir to soften spread. Add beets, stirring to coat and heat.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Nutrient Information Per Serving: Calories 58; Protein .7 or <1 gm; Fat .05 or <1 gm; Sodium 80 mg; Cholesterol 0 mg.

Source:
National Presto Industries at http://www.presto-net.com

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