Simple Roasted Beets In The Pressure Cooker

You will never buy beets in the can again once you discover how delicious roasted beets are. They are so easy to cook. This is a pressure cooker or instant pot recipe.

 Most people don't like the taste of beets. They may have been turned off by them when they tried them from a can. Can beets can be bland and mushy. If you are not a fan of beets, you need to give them another chance with this roasted beet recipe. Roasting beets brings out an amazing delicious taste.

 My husband used to not like beets until he tried one that I roasted in the oven. After my husband tried my oven-roasted beets, he was hooked and now he always reminds me to buy fresh beets when I go to the store. I too love roasted beets and use them in many vegan recipes like beet hummus and beet salad. I just don't care for how long they take to cook in the oven. So when I bought a pressure cooker, I was amazed at how easy beets are to cook in the pressure cooker. The best part is that you do not have to peel the beets before cooking.

Roasted Beets are:
+ Healthy
+ Vegan
+ Plant-based
+ Easy to make
+ Loaded with nutrition 
+ Fiber
+ Helps lower blood pressure
+ Loaded with antioxidants

 Cooking beets in the pressure cooker is great for those hot summer days when you don't want to turn on the oven for over an hour but want a healthy plant-based meal. Another plus of cooking beets in the pressure cooker is you can press a button and walk away. The pressure cooker will beep when the cooking is complete. I love my pressure cooker for many other recipes like cooking beans for my homemade spicy carrot hummus. I also make baked beans in my pressure cooker. This cooking device cuts most of my cooking time in half.

Tip: If you don't own a pressure cooker, you can use an instant pot. The instant pot cooks the same as a pressure cooker.

  I have even heard of people making yogurt in the pressure cooker but I prefer to make yogurt with an electric blanket. I need to also discover how to cook tamales in a pressure cooker. Tamales are a family favorite here and I love how easy tamales are to make in the slow cooker. I usually make tamales for Sunday dinner as I place them in the slow cooker before church and when we come home the tamales are done. My family then has a delicious vegetarian meal for lunch.

Don't toss the beet greens

 You can purchase your beets in red or gold. I like the red ones best for flavor and they look so pretty in my purple beet hummus. You can also buy beets with the greens attached or ones with them cut off. The beets with the greens attached usually are sold by the bunch and the beets without the greens are sold by the pound. I usually buy the beets without the greens as they are easier to put in the bag. When I buy the beets with the greens attached for the purpose of cooking the greens, the cashiers tend to smoosh my delicious greens. If you buy the beets with the greens, you simply cut them off the green portion and saute them with some oil until tender. Beet greens are so delicious. You can also chop the greens up and add them to vegetable soup.

 If you don't have a pressure cooker, you can make the beets in a slow cooker, just make sure to add water as I have cracked the crock to a slow cooker when I followed a recipe for baked potatoes that used no water. When I cook the beets in a slow cooker, I like to wrap the whole beets in foil to help them steam better and I cook them on high for 4-6 hours or until the beets are tender.

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Simple Roasted Beets In The Pressure Cooker

Ingredients
2-4 large raw fresh red beets
1 cup of water

Directions
 Wash and scrub the beets with a vegetable brush. Cut off both ends on the beets. Pour the water into the pressure cooker and place the wire cooking rack inside the pot. You can also use a metal steamer basket. If you misplaced the wire rack that came with your pressure cooker and you don't have a steam basket, you can place the beets directly in the pot with the water. Placing the beets above the water on a rack will make them less mushy. Put the lid on the pressure cooker and cook on high for 40 minutes. Then use the quick-release to let the steam out. Let the beets cool down. When the beets are cooled down, run them under cold water to peel off the skin. By running the beets underwater, your hands are less likely to turn purple. You can also wear gloves to avoid staining your hands purple. If your hands do turn purple, it washes off with soap.

Don't have a pressure cooker? Then check out how easy it is to roast beets in the oven.

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Check out my recipe for beet hummus
https://www.momknowsbest.net/2017/12/easy-beet-white-bean-hummus.html