Rodbetor (Swedish Pickled Beets)

Name: Rodbetor (Swedish Pickled Beets)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup white vinegar; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup sugar (I use 1/4 cup Splenda and 1/4 cup sugar to light it up a bit); 1 teaspoon salt; 1 pinch pepper; 2 cups beets, cooked, peeled and sliced into rounds (The beets can be diced, julienned or cut into wedges to vary their presentation.)

Submitted by januarybride

"Ingredients were not fully listed. It should read: 1/2 cup white vinegar 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup sugar (I use 1/4 cup Splenda and 1/4 cup sugar to light it up a bit) 1 teaspoon salt 1 pinch pepper 2 cups beets, cooked, peeled and sliced into rounds (The beets can be diced, julienned or cut into wedges to vary their presentation.)"

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup white vinegar
¹⁄₂ cup water
¹⁄₂ cup sugar (I use 1/4 cup Splenda and 1/4 cup sugar to light it up a bit)
1 teaspoon salt
1 pinch pepper
2 cups beets, cooked, peeled and sliced into rounds (The beets can be diced, julienned or cut into wedges to vary their presentation.)

directions

Bring the vinegar, water, sugar, salt and pepper to a boil in a non-reactive saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes to completely dissolve sugar.
Place the beets in a stainless steel or glass bowl. Pour hot vinegar mixture over the beets, cover and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

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Reviews

This recipe is just about identical to my family's! I know it's going to be amazing. I can't wait to make them and to can a bunch to have for later. Something that is amazing to do, is to have extra pickling juice and to pickle eggs with them. Yummy!!!

Jennifer S.
I made these with cylindrical beets from the garden and they turned out great! I enjoyed the flavors, just right. Thanks! Made for Vegetarian Swap, Aug. 2010.

Sharon123
So simple and tasty. I added some slices of red onion. Thanks! Made for ZWT 6

Rita1652
I really enjoyed this simple method of pickling beets. It was very tasty, and really brought back some great memories of my mom preparing pickled beets quite often during my childhood. I made it today to enjoy with recipe #423740, and it was a perfect pairing. It's a recipe I'm sure I'll come back to often. Thanks for sharing your recipe, JanuaryBride. Made for Zaar World Tour #6.

NorthwestGal
Basic, good, and easy. Served as a side to Swedish Meatballs, they were perfect. Made for Zaar World Tour 6, for the Voracious Vagabonds.

Lavender Lynn