A slasher film looked like it took place in my kitchen last weekend, due to the “beeting” it received. Red beet juice covered the counters, my hands, and the chopping boards, but it was all worth it.
A few weeks ago, when Nate and I visited Waikiki, we stopped by this place that served “beet poke,” and I’ve never been the same since. I didn’t think the poke bowl would fill me up, but it did—all the way until dinner time, so I’m sharing the recipe here because I’ve been obsessed/haunted by this dish in my dreams each night.
Beet Poke Bowl
Ingredients:
–Two large bunches of beets
–1/4 cup of soy sauce
–2 tablespoons of rice vinegar
–1 teaspoon of sesame oil
–2 teaspoons of grated fresh ginger
–1/4 cup of chopped green onion
–3 cups of hot cooked rice (jasmine or basmati)
Method: (for three servings)
–Remove the beets from their stems, wash them, and boil them in salted water for 20-40 minutes.
–Run them over cool water to remove the skins. If they don’t remove on their own, even after rubbing them gently with your hands—and screaming and pleading with them to just cooperate—use a vegetable peeler.
–Chop them into bite-size pieces and place them in a bowl.
–Whisk together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and ginger.
–Pour the sauce over the beets and let them marinate for an hour or so.
–Serve them in individual bowls over hot cooked rice.
–Sprinkle the green onions over top.
Results: I had to add more soy sauce to mine because the beets were still too sweet, so I might increase the soy sauce next time, but this was a surprisingly filling and hearty meal—for me. Nate and Alex added ahi tuna poke to their dishes as a side, and they got a boost of protein they really enjoyed.
Serve this dish with:
–A beach in Hawaii
–A bucket of Mai Tai cocktails & little paper umbrellas
–A horror movie
–Carpet stain remover
–Ocean breezes
–A kiddie pool & lawn chairs
Your Turn: What’s a memorable meal you had once on vacation?
Fixin' Leaks and Leeks 
This would be my husband’s favorite!
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It’s sooo good!
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I love beets.
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I never used to like them, but they’ve grown on me over the years, and I like this recipe a lot. 🙂
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I love beets. Thanks for the recipe. One of the best travel meals we ever had was from a food truck in Santa Fe: tacos. They were so good. 🙂
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You’re welcome! That sounds amazing!
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Carpet stain remover! Ha! That would be me for sure. I can picture the carnage. 😛
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Ha! It’s a messy meal, but so worth it!
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😛
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It looks delicious. I’ve seen how water melon with soy sauce is being likened to salmon in some dishes.
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Oh, yes! That is definitely a thing. There are restaurants around here that will slow cook watermelon in a smoker–like you would brisket or really good barbecue–and it comes out amazing.
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Beets taste like dirt and also if you say Beet Juice three times, a disheveled ghost will appear in your kitchen! Ken would love this recipe—beets are HIS favourite 🤣
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Ha! I hope that if you make these for Ken, the ghosts leave you alone 🙂
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🤣🤣👻
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That actually looks very delicious. I always say, whenever I’m cooking beets and peeling them, that I’m channeling my inner Lady Macbeth. Happy Easter, Cecilia!
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Definitely! They’re so messy, but incredibly worth it.
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When we were in London last year I had most amazing steak and mushroom pie. It was perfection.
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That sounds amazing!
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Don’t know if you have done this combination: horseradish and beets
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Not yet–but I’ll have to try it!
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Romanians go crazy for this combination
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