Beets pickled with horseradish - a recipe for pickling beets for the winter.

How to pickle beets at home.

Sort the red beets, cut off the top and bottom parts, and peel. Remove damaged areas.

To boil water. Carefully add the whole root vegetables and simmer for 20 minutes. If your beet is large, divide it into halves and cook for 45 minutes.

Wash the horseradish roots well, peel them with a knife and wash them again in water. Grind all the horseradish on a grater of the largest size.

Place 30 grams of horseradish in ½ liter jars (this will be 1 heaped tablespoon); in 1 liter, respectively, 60 grams.

Place the boiled beets tightly.

Well, now, how to prepare a marinade for beets.

For 5 liters of water you need to take salt - 0.5-0.6 kg; sugar – 0.6-0.9 kg; vinegar essence - 1 glass.

Then everything is done very simply. You need to boil all the ingredients (add vinegar essence only at the very end) and pour the beets with horseradish.

Cover with the prepared lids and set to sterilize: ½ liter jars for 7-8 minutes; 1 liter - for 10-12.

We close it hermetically with a key.

And the last thing is to turn it upside down until it cools.

Such beet preparations do not require special temperature conditions during storage, therefore, they can be stored anywhere.

As you can see, preparing pickled beets is a very, very simple process. But in winter, such pickled beet will add significant variety to your menu. Your family and friends will probably notice and appreciate this new delicious product on your table.