How to cook beets in a microwave oven

Beet, cooked in a microwave, to taste - more baked, but very tasty. Let's consider more in detail the technology of preparation.

How to quickly cook beets in a microwave oven

First of all, vegetables should be washed and dried,for which use a paper or fabric towel. There are two ways to cook beets in a microwave oven - without adding water and with water. Let us dwell first on the second option. We cook the beetroot in water. We will cook in a special dish, which is specially designed for microwave ovens (if there is none, in the extreme case a deep plate will do).

We put the prepared vegetables into it, after whichadd about 100 grams of water. Beets are best placed in the middle of the container, then cover it with a lid - only not tightly, so that the dishes do not burst due to excessive pressure. In order to boil the beets, it will take only 7 minutes. Readiness is checked with a knife, and if necessary, repeat the procedure, putting the vegetables in the oven for a couple of minutes.

We cook beets without water. There are also culinary specialists whouse a waterless method of cooking vegetables. In this case, too, you need to use special dishes. You can take a glass container with a lid, which is produced specifically for a microwave oven. It is important that the lid is loosely attached to the dishes.

Or try using plasticcontainer with lid, designed for microwave ovens and equipped with a valve through which the accumulated pairs are released. You can not determine in advance how long it will take to cook beets in a microwave oven. It all depends on the size of the vegetables.

For large - cooking time increases,for small, respectively, it becomes smaller. One beet to cook in a microwave oven is not recommended. If the dishes are large, then you can put the beets in two rows. Only then will the cooking time increase. It should be borne in mind that vegetables in the middle are subjected to the least impact of waves.

You can set the furnace timer for about 8 minutes, and whenshe turns off, check the readiness of vegetables with a knife. The ready beetroot must be removed from the container, and the rest must be turned over. If necessary, you can continue the cooking process for another 4-5 minutes. Act like this: 5 minutes cook, then check the readiness, then again put for 5 minutes in the oven and again check.

Remember that at the end of cooking immediately fill the container with cold water, otherwise it will burst.

Preparation of beets in a microwave oven in a bag

To finish the cooking process did not have towash the walls of the microwave oven from splashes, the beets are placed in a bag for baking. So, you need to wash the beetroot, put her bag, tie it. To exit the pair we'll do a few holes in it. Now the vegetable is sent to the microwave, where it will stay between 10 and 15 minutes (the time will depend on the size of the root vegetables and microwave power).

After this time, the beet must lie downin the package for another 5 minutes. Sometimes after cutting beet, you can find that in the middle it is not welded enough, remaining half-baked. This is not so terrible, because fresh beets contain more vitamins than cooked. Or you can bring the cooking process to the end by placing the vegetable in a microwave for a few more minutes.

Author: Katerina Sergeenko