RedGage

SWEET AND SOUR BEETS

• 3 cups beets, diced
• 1 cup beet water
• 1 tblsp. sugar
• ¼ cup vinegar
• 2 tsp. butter
• 1 tblsp. corn starch

Cut off beet tops. Clean well, place in a pot and cover with fresh water. Cook until tender, slip off the outer skins and dice. Strain and save 1 cup of the water in which beets were cooked. Add sugar, vinegar and butter. Thicken with 1 tablespoon of corn starch and cook to the consistency of cream. Add the diced beets, salt and pepper and heat.