Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2019
Want sweet, velvety beets without the wait? Micro-steam them.
Beets are very dense, so roasting whole ones can take up to 2 hours (not including the time it takes for the oven to preheat and for the beets to cool before peeling). Instead, we peeled the beets, cut them into small chunks, and microwaved...