Heloise's Chinese Beets

Total Time: 8 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (16 ounce) can sliced beets
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup vinegar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 24 whole cloves
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil (optional)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 dash salt

Recipe

• 1 drain all the liquid from the beets except 1 1/2 cups.
• 2 pour the 1 1/2 cups beet liquid into a medium saucepan.
• 3 add all of the other ingredients except the sliced beets.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 add the beets.
• 6 cook over medium heat for 3 minutes or until liquid thickens.
• 7 allow to cool.
• 8 refrigerate.