beets recipe

I got this recipe from simply recipe site.  It was so good, especially with orange zest(peel in small pieces, could be flaky, or thin strips).  After putting everything together, it need to put aside to let every smells, taste, flavor or whatnot to come together. 


Ingredients

• 2 pounds red beets, medium sized, scrubbed clean, green tops removed 
• Olive oil
• Salt
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• Freshly ground black pepper

Method

1 Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil. Place the beets in the pan. Rub olive oil over the beets, and sprinkle with salt. Cover the beets with another sheet of aluminum foil. Roast for 1 to 2 hours, depending on the size of the beets and how old they are. After 1 hour, test every fifteen minutes by poking a beet with the tines of a fork. Once the fork tines go in easily, the beets are tender and cooked. Remove from the oven.
2 While the beets are cooling, prepare the balsamic glaze. In a small, shallow sauté pan, add the balsamic vinegar and sugar. Heat on high until the vinegar has reduced to a syrup consistency. Remove from heat.
3 After the beets have cooled for several minutes, but are still warm to the touch, peel off the outer skins and discard. Cut the beets into quarters or more, bite-sized pieces.
4 Place beets in a serving bowl. Pour balsamic glaze over the beets. Stir in grated orange zest, and add salt and pepper to taste.
Garnish with a little orange zest to serve.

* Notes to self:  I did not use olive oil before or after.  I did not use salt before roasting.  I did put very little in the 4th step.    My temperature was not 400 F, but 375.  I did not use the quantity of beets, vinegar, sugar, or orange zest given above.  And as I said, it need to be put aside for at least 15 minutes.  I put them in refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes.  The roasting time cannot be too too long, if beets were to mushy, it won't be good.