Spicy Pickled Beets

• 2 pounds beets
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 -tablespoon fennel seeds, toasted
• 1 serrano chile, deveined, seeded and chopped
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Thai basil, chiffonade

1. Wrap the beets in foil and place on a rack, set over a pan of hot water.
2. Roast in a preheated 400 degree oven for 40 minutes.
3. When cool enough to handle, peel and slice 1/4 inch thick.
4. Mix together the onions, vinegar, sugar, fennel seeds, chile, salt, and pepper.
5. Mix into the beets and marinate, refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
6. Garnish with Thai basil chiffonade.

beets, onion, cider vinegar, light brown sugar, fennel seeds, serrano chile, salt, basil

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/spicy-pickled-beets-recipe.html (may not work)