Old Fashioned Pickled Beets
These old fashioned refrigerator pickled beets are spiced with cinnamon and clove and are amazingly easy to make and require only a few simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sliced cooked beets
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
Instructions
- Scrub beets and trim tops to remove leaves. Place in a Dutch oven or large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until tender, 25-35 minutes. Remove from water; cool. Peel beets and quarter. Cut each quarter into 1/4 inch thick slices.
- In a medium saucepan combine the vinegar, sugar, water, salt, and spices.
- Bring to boiling, stirring occasionally.
- Add 2 cups of sliced, cooked beets. Return to boiling; reduce heat.
- Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Cool on counter before placing in refrigerator to chill for at least 8 hours before serving.
- Store covered in refrigerated for up to one month. I doubt they'll last that long!
Notes
Recipe can be doubled, tripled, or even quadrupled as needed.
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