Recipe Tip: Candied Beets

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Wash and peel the beets, cut into 3cm thick slices and add to the boiling acetic acid base.

2. Step 2

   Cook for 5 minutes. Allow to cool in the liquid at room temperature.

3. Step 3

   Drain the beets and dehydrate for 5 hours in a dehydrator at 50°C until they have dried.

4. Step 4

   Sprinkle the beets with sugar and continue to dry in the dehydrator for a further 2 hours.

5. Step 5

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6. Step 6

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7. Step 7

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8. Step 8

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9. Step 9

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