Sautéed Beets Are Easy and Yummy

Have you ever made sautéed beets? They cook up moist and flavorful, colorful and pretty. Plus, here you will learn oil-free sautéing as well and the best non-stick pan to use.

When cooking beets for dinner, I choose this sauté method whenever the other foods that are part of my meal are on the dry side (such as grains or rice). The cooking technique you use should always be considered in relation to the entire meal.

Place a frying pan with a lid over medium heat. Now, you *CAN* add a little extra-virgin olive oil (1 teaspoon or less should do it) along with a little water which keeps the heat of the oil within reasonable levels.*

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But these days when I make my sautéed beets, I am cooking with NO OIL nearly every single time and it is easy, delicious, and works like a charm. While you can use just straight-up water for oil-free sautéing, I recommend vegetable broth (or a few Tbsp water with a small amount of veggie bouillon cube) to add a bit of flavor. Trust me, you really don't need oil in order to sauté.

Okay, back to our sautéed beets. When the veggie broth (or oil/water mix) is hot, add pre-peeled diced or chopped beets. Cover, stirring occasionally.

Sauté for 5-15 minutes, depending on how small you have made the cut. Beets are done when they're tender to your liking. Keep an eye on the amount of liquid in the pan, you may have to add just a touch more water/veggie broth to the pan to keep the action happening.

Now comes the fun part. Use the Beet "Vegan Flavor Matches" to create your very own sautéed beets recipe. Add the foods and flavors you like directly to your pan. Warm. Serve.

Ready to play with your food? Take a peek at this recipe for Tasty Vegan Beet Cubes and you will see that I chose to steam my beets in this particular recipe. But I could just as easily have used the technique you have just learned above to make the beets sautéed instead. So instead of adding the beets to a steamer, I would simply add the cubed (or diced) beets to a pan with some veggie broth (or water, or the olive oil/water combo described above). So when you come across beet recipes out there, feel free to experiment by switching out the cooking technique the recipe calls for.

* Adding a little water or other liquid (such as vegetable broth) to the pan ensures that the oil doesn't ever get too hot and makes for a very tender end result. Plus, you use less oil this way, which is healthier. ;o)

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