To sterilize the jars wash with warm soapy water and rinse well. This sweet spiced beetroot recipe is moreish and doesn t have the earthy flavour reminiscent of dirt. Simple and easy to make this beet chutney is naturally sweetened with ripe pears and wonderfully aromatised with spices. Beetroot is high in fibre 3g per 100g contains no fat and packs an antioxidant punch. This recipe was in a book of notes from my grandmother and tastes amazing.
To make the relish less sweet and bit more vinegar y use 1 4 cup of sugar and keep the vinegar at 1 2 cup. The texture can be adjusted to your own liking and i suggest it be somewhat chunky to give a contrast to the smoothness of the lamb. Bring to the boil and then reduce to a simmer and cook for about one and a half hours or until most of the liquid has evaporated and the grated beetroot is tender. I ve made about 3 4 lots so far have given jars to friends to try no complaints so far just empty jars looking for a refill i still want to make the grated beetroot recipe at some stage the only thing stopping me is the beetroot stains in the grater mincer i ve been given a electric mincer slicer which is white. It is all good.
To be honest whilst i call this a beetroot relish it actually doubles up as a beetroot jam also. So although fresh beetroot is renowned for staining your hands the work involved in cooking and peeling the bulbs is really worth it. If you want this beetroot relish to be a little sharper then feel free to add a little less sugar and a little bit more lemon. I served this with the roasted lamb rack in a side pot where mr nqn wolfed it down quickly without leaving me any. A tangy sweet spiced beetroot relish with no added sugar.
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Place all the ingredients into a medium sized saucepan and over a high heat stir until the honey dissolves. To be honest whilst i call this a beetroot relish it actually doubles up as a beetroot jam also. To make the relish less sweet and bit more vinegar y use 1 4 cup of sugar and keep the vinegar at 1 2 cup. To sterilize the jars wash with warm soapy water and rinse well.