How to quickly cook beets in the microwave in a bag

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 15 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to quickly cook beets? Prepare small root vegetables. Whatever one may say, five small beets will be ready faster than one huge Gigantella beet. So it is better to leave large vegetables in the store. Wash the beets thoroughly under running water. Do not cut off the ends on both sides yet. Prepare a baking sleeve and a couple of special clamps, if included.

2. STEP 2

   

   Using a knife, prick the beets around the entire perimeter in several places. This is necessary to speed up its preparation.

3. STEP 3

   

   Pack the beets in a bag and tighten the ends on both sides with zip ties. If they are not included, just tie the knots tighter. Make several through holes in the top of the bag without touching the bottom of the bag. If this is not done, the bag may subsequently burst with a deafening bang from the large amount of steam inside.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the bag directly on the glass tray of the microwave and cook for two minutes at 800 watts.

5. STEP 5

   

   Then pause cooking for about a minute to allow the oven to cool slightly. Then turn the oven back on for two minutes. And again take a break for a minute.

6. STEP 6

   

   You can tell whether beets are ready or not by piercing them with a knife. The finished vegetable should slide off easily. I cooked mine for about 8 minutes, but cooking times can vary greatly depending on the size and number of root vegetables.

7. STEP 7

   

   When the beets are ready, transfer them to a wire rack and cut the bag with a knife. Be careful: the bag is full of hot steam, don't burn your hands. Cool the beets completely, after which they are ready for peeling and further work.

Comments on the recipe

Moderator Ksenia

09.08.2023

4.5

How to quickly cook beets in the microwave in a bag? It turns out that it is absolutely not difficult and is really very fast. It took me six minutes for two medium-sized beets. Cooked in the microwave, they are no different from boiled. Thank you very much for such an interesting trick!

Eleno4ka

09.08.2023

4.8

I was planning to make salads with beets, and to prepare them I used the advice on how to quickly cook beets in the microwave in a bag. In principle, I have cooked vegetables for salad in the microwave before, but sometimes the result was uneven baking. This time the result was excellent! The beets were cooked completely evenly and remained juicy. I take note that before cooking, root vegetables must be pierced with a thin sharp knife a couple of times, and cooked in pulses (I did it three times for two minutes, with breaks of 1-2 minutes) Thanks to the author for the successful recipe!

Olga

09.08.2023

5

Lena, your advice will be very useful. I never thought that beets could be cooked so simply and most importantly “cleanly” in the microwave!

Petra-♫

09.08.2023

4.5

Good recipe! I've been looking for something like this for a long time! And you can try and cook like this

znlena

09.08.2023

5

Yes, Olya) And quickly, and cleanly and simply)) If it weren’t for the cheapness of gas, I would always bake it in the microwave, and not in the oven))

Bator

09.08.2023

4.6

And in truth, I used to suffer for so long, but now it will be easier)))

znlena

09.08.2023

4.5

Bator, I’m glad that my recipe will be useful to you) Now I’m cooking it like this again) In 5 minutes it will be ready) Fast, clean, tasty!