15-Minute Pickled Beets (Kitchen Hack)

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⏱ 2898 mins 🍽 ['12', '1 small jar']

This clever kitchen hack shows you how to transform a jar of shop-bought pickled beets with a homemade sweet and tangy syrup. The simple syrup, infused with cloves, takes only about 15 minutes to prepare. Once poured over the beets, they need a couple of days in the fridge to develop their full flavour, making this a wonderfully easy way to create a more personalised and delicious condiment.

15-Minute Pickled Beets (Kitchen Hack)

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) jar pickled beets
  • 0.66666668653488 cup white sugar
  • 0.66666668653488 cup white vinegar
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 2 whole cloves

Method

  1. Drain the liquid from the jar of beets, but ensure you leave roughly 1/2 inch of juice at the bottom.
  2. Place the sugar, vinegar, salt, and cloves into a saucepan. Heat the mixture, stirring now and then, until the sugar fully dissolves into a syrup. this should take about 3 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and allow it to cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. Pour the prepared syrup into the jar, ensuring the beets are completely covered. Put the lid on the jar and give it a gentle shake.
  4. Place the jar in the refrigerator and leave the beets to marinate for 2 to 3 days prior to serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories68 kcal
Sugars11 g
Sodium149 mg

Recipe details

AuthorCarolynCooks