Candied Beets by top chef Norbert Niederkofler

Candied Beets by top chef Norbert Niederkofler
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Candied Beets

A sweet bite for in between meals – top chef Norbert Niederkofler reveals how to make small delicacies from beets.

Norbert Niederkofler

Ingredients (4 servings)
1 white beet
1 red beet
1 golden beet
100 g sugar
500 g acetic acid base (available online)
  • Wash and peel the beets, cut into 3cm thick slices and add to the boiling acetic acid base.
  • Cook for 5 minutes. Allow to cool in the liquid at room temperature.
  • Drain the beets and dehydrate for 5 hours in a dehydrator at 50°C until they have dried.
  • Sprinkle the beets with sugar and continue to dry in the dehydrator for a further 2 hours.
Norbert Niederkofler
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