TravelingChris Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 My dh has travelled to Australia a few times for work and he told me that he ate hamburgers there with beets on them. I got a CSA (Community Sponsored Agriculture) shipment on Friday that part of which was beets. Can any of you help me with this? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Well we usually use the tinned variety! I’m not sure if that’s what your son meant. You can pickle your own of course. My Dad does his, I can ask for the recipe if you want. Aussie hamburger with the lot means a beef patty, egg, pineapple, lettuce, cheese, beetroot, tomato, cucumber and sometimes more. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, Ausmumof3 said: Well we usually use the tinned variety! I’m not sure if that’s what your son meant. You can pickle your own of course. My Dad does his, I can ask for the recipe if you want. Aussie hamburger with the lot means a beef patty, egg, pineapple, lettuce, cheese, beetroot, tomato, cucumber and sometimes more. So are those tinned ones pickled? A magazine I got this month just had a recipe for pickling beets and I was telling dh I was going to maybe do that with the beets when he asked if I could figure out how the beets on hamburgers were prepared because he liked the Aussie hamburgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Not Aussie, but my favorite restaurant has a veggie burger with a slice of roasted beet on it. It is so delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, TravelingChris said: My dh has travelled to Australia a few times for work and he told me that he ate hamburgers there with beets on them. I got a CSA (Community Sponsored Agriculture) shipment on Friday that part of which was beets. Can any of you help me with this? TIA Apparently. https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Aussie-Burger/ I googled about 5 other recipes, and one of them had an imbedded recipe for pickling the beets. I'm sure you could do that with your CSA beets. (I'm about to go pull mine out of the garden. Yumm.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 3 hours ago, TravelingChris said: So are those tinned ones pickled? A magazine I got this month just had a recipe for pickling beets and I was telling dh I was going to maybe do that with the beets when he asked if I could figure out how the beets on hamburgers were prepared because he liked the Aussie hamburgers. Yep that’s right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 3 hours ago, TravelingChris said: So are those tinned ones pickled? A magazine I got this month just had a recipe for pickling beets and I was telling dh I was going to maybe do that with the beets when he asked if I could figure out how the beets on hamburgers were prepared because he liked the Aussie hamburgers. If you don’t want to pickle your own beets, you can get them canned or in jars at the supermarket. I don’t know if they will taste the same as your son remembers them, though, because I’m sure the taste will vary based on the spices and the type of vinegar that are used. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Louise Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 They have to be tinned. You can't roast your own. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I'd roast them until nice and soft. When cooled, peel and slice. In a bowl drizzle beets with a little olive oil, salt, and balsamic or red wine vinegar. Roasting (and adding vinegar) will approximate texture of tinned beetroots (while tasting way better). Home pickled beets (lacto-fermented or vinegar based) taste very different than tinned/canned beets (which are hot packed). You could just use canned beets from the market. But to use these up, you will have an upgraded version if you roast the beets and then dress. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Spy Car said: I'd roast them until nice and soft. When cooled, peel and slice. In a bowl drizzle beets with a little olive oil, salt, and balsamic or red wine vinegar. Roasting (and adding vinegar) will approximate texture of tinned beetroots (while tasting way better). Home pickled beets (lacto-fermented or vinegar based) taste very different than tinned/canned beets (which are hot packed). You could just use canned beets from the market. But to use these up, you will have an upgraded version if you roast the beets and then dress. Bill I am sure that would taste very, nice but the pickling process gets the pickling flavour right through the beetroot. Just like drizzling a bit if vinigar on some cucumber isn't the same as pickling it. We use raw grated(shredded??) beetroot on things like tacos, but it isn't the same as the canned beetroot in a hamburger 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Melissa Louise said: They have to be tinned. You can't roast your own. Why? I love roasted beets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, Scarlett said: Why? I love roasted beets. me too. It’s just a whole other thing to the beetroot that goes in hamburgers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Just now, Ausmumof3 said: me too. It’s just a whole other thing to the beetroot that goes in hamburgers. Ah. I see. Now I want to try it on a hamburger. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Melissa in Australia said: I am sure that would taste very, nice but the pickling process gets the pickling flavour right through the beetroot. Just like drizzling a bit if vinigar on some cucumber isn't the same as pickling it. We use raw grated(shredded??) beetroot on things like tacos, but it isn't the same as the canned beetroot in a hamburger I’m aware that the taste of dressed roasted beets would be different than hot-packed tinned beets—they’d arguably be more delicious, just not they same. Only tinned beets take the way they do. Roasted and dressed is much closer than home pickled IMO. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Louise Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Scarlett said: Why? I love roasted beets. Me too, but it's just not the same taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Are these Australian tinned/pickled beets similar to the pickled beets that are common in the southern US? Very vinegar-y and fairly sweet? My parents put away jars and jars of beets each year (and usually give us a couple), and I'm wondering if we should try some on a burger.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 hour ago, alisoncooks said: Are these Australian tinned/pickled beets similar to the pickled beets that are common in the southern US? Very vinegar-y and fairly sweet? My parents put away jars and jars of beets each year (and usually give us a couple), and I'm wondering if we should try some on a burger.... No idea as I have only ever eaten Aussie ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Louise Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 hour ago, alisoncooks said: Are these Australian tinned/pickled beets similar to the pickled beets that are common in the southern US? Very vinegar-y and fairly sweet? My parents put away jars and jars of beets each year (and usually give us a couple), and I'm wondering if we should try some on a burger.... Yeah, they are pretty sweet and lack the earthy taste you get with roasted beetroot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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