Pickled Beets

INGREDIENTS

• 5 cups of baby beets, 760 grams
• 1 1/3 cups or 335 ml , white pearl onions

FOR THE SPICE BAG

• 1/2 crumbled cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon of coriander seeds in 5 ml
• 5 ml (1 tsp) crushed green cardamom pods
• 3.0 ml (0.5 tsp) of cloves
• 3 ml (1/2 tsp) crushed allspice
• Crushed nutmeg in a pinch

FOR THE MARINADE

• 250 ml (1 cup) of sugar
• 500 ml (2 cups) of white vinegar
• 10 ml (2 tsp.) of pickling salt
• 250 ml (1 cup) of water
• which is useful to know
• One serving is equal to a 750ml jar

PREPARATION

Using a gentle brush, clean the beets. Tops and tails should be ignored. The beets should be placed in a big pot with water covering them. Heat to a boil, then reduce it and simmer. When the skin peels off easily with a gentle tug, the beets are ready.
Drain the beets after transferring them to a big pitcher of ice water to chill. Eliminate the tips and tails. Beets should be peeled and then sliced into slices that are 1 cm (1/2 in) thick.
The onions should be blanched for two minutes in a small pot of boiling water, drained, and then peeled.

Put all of the spice bag’s components in a cheesecloth.
ABOUT THE MARINADE:
In a large pot, heat the marinade ingredients and whisk to combine. Add the spice bag, stir, and then bring to a boil before simmering for five minutes.
Leave the heat off and let the ingredients macerate for 20 minutes. Drain the spice bag by pressing it on a ladle after removing it from the marinade.

CANNED PREPARATION:

Beets and onions should be added to the marinade, brought to a boil, and simmered for five minutes. Transfer the beets and onions to clean Mason jars using a slotted spoon. Vegetables should be packed into the jars only slightly, allowing 2.5 cm (1 in) of space under the neck.
Fill the jars with the marinade, allowing a space under the neck of 1 cm (1/2 in). In accordance with the manufacturer’s directions, seal the jars.

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