Virginia sauer's beets with orange sauce

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
2 tablespoons Instant blending flour; (e. g., Wondra)
2 tablespoons Light brown sugar; firmly packed
1 tablespoon Lemon juice; (bottled is fine)
Grated rind of 1/2 orange; (about 2 tablespoons; take care to use orange part only, avoiding the white)
½ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Orange juice; (bottled is fine)
1 can (28-ounce) julienne-cut beets; drained and patted dry (3 1/2 cups)

Directions

These were originally posted by Virginia Sauer and are fantastic.

Even people who hate beets love these ...

Leftovers can be refrigerated or frozen and reheated.

. Melt butter in large skillet. . Sprinkle with flour.

. Stir with wire whisk until mixture forms a smooth paste.

. Stir in brown sugar, lemon juice, grated orange rind, and salt.

. Gradually blend in orange juice; mix until smooth.

. Cook over low flame, stirring frequently, until thickened (about 10 - 15 minutes).

. Stir in beets. Heat a minute or two longer, just until beets are heated through.

. Turn off flame and serve hot. Posted to EAT-L Digest by Mary Hathaway <paraducks1@...> on Mar 9, 1998

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