Christmas Pickled Beetroot with Shallots - Pickled Beetroot with Shallots Recipe

Christmas Pickled Beetroot with Shallots - Pickled Beetroot with Shallots Recipe

Christmas Pickled Beetroot with Shallots - Pickled Beetroot with Shallots Recipe Ingredients

1 lb (450 g) raw beetroot 2 shallots 6 fl oz (175 ml) red wine vinegar ½ level teaspoon mixed pepper berries ½ level teaspoon crushed sea salt
Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 5, 375°F (190°C).



Christmas Pickled Beetroot with Shallots - Pickled Beetroot with Shallots Recipe Cooking process


You will also need an 18 fl oz (500 ml) jar, sterilised as described above.
Trim the beetroot and wipe them, but leave the skins on. Then wrap them all up together in a parcel of foil. Place the parcel on a baking sheet and bake them for about 3 hours or until they feel tender when pierced with a skewer. Now remove them from the oven and, as soon as they are cool enough to handle, peel off the skins and slice the beetroot thinly.
Peel and thinly slice the shallots too, then layer the beetroot and shallots in the sterilised jar. Next place the vinegar, berries and salt in a small saucepan, bring up to simmering point, and pour the whole lot straight over the beetroot and shallots to cover them completely. Seal the jar immediately, label it when cold, then store. The
beetroot doesn't need to mature – it can be eaten within a day or two and will keep well, provided it is always totally immersed in the vinegar (so you may need to top it up after you use some).