Beets n Sweets

Charlesmaneri said:

cortguitarman what is your recipe for the Jerk marinade ?

I got the recipe from the dizzy pig web site. It obviously uses Jamaican Firewalk, which I have, but I substituted a jerk seasoning that my wife and I bought while we were in Jamaica


Ingredients
¾ cup white vinegar
½ cup orange juice
Juice of 1 lime
3 tbsp Dizzy Pig® Jamaican Firewalk rub
¼ cup olive oil
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1″ cubes
6 jalapenos (optional but you want them. No, you really do)
Instructions
Mix the first four ingredients. Then slowly pour the oil into the mixture, whisking briskly. Marinate the chicken in this mixture for 3-4 hours. Note: When I’m normally using whole bone in thighs, I marinate them longer.
Cut the jalapenos in half, remove the seeds with a spoon, and then cut the halves in half. That would be quartered, in case you are bad at math like me. Basically you want 1″ cube pieces. If you are totally afraid of heat, you can use bell peppers instead. If you are a chili head, use habaneros instead.

It was a good one, @caliking. My chops only marinated for about 45 minutes but still a good one.

@ringkingpin I always hated beets as a kid and I'm still hesitant about them, but this is a dish that I discovered last year and it has changed my opinion of beets. I love them prepared this way. My twin 3 year old asked for more! The recipe came from allrecipes.com

@Cymbaline65 I hate them all other ways too. I promise you'd like them this way.
ngredients

6 medium beets, peeled and cut into chunks
2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
3 medium sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
1 large sweet onion, chopped
Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
In a bowl, toss the beets with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil to coat. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet.
Mix the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and sugar in a large resealable plastic bag. Place the sweet potatoes and onion in the bag. Seal bag, and shake to coat vegetables with the oil mixture.
Bake beets 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Mix sweet potato mixture with the beets on the baking sheet. Continue baking 45 minutes, stirring after 20 minutes, until all vegetables are tender.