Chrain
חְרֵיין
Horseradish and beetroot. Twenty minutes, and it will clear your head.
Serves 8Hands-on 20 minTotal 20 minPareve
Ingredients
- 150 g Fresh horseradish root
- 250 g Raw beetroot
- 80 ml White wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp Caster sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- Ready-madeIf you would rather not cry.Otherwise: skip all of the above
Method
- 01Peel the horseradish. Do this near an open window, and do not put your face over the food processor when you open it — this is not a joke.
- 02Grate the beetroot and horseradish, or blitz in short pulses.
- 03Add the vinegar, sugar and salt and pulse to combine.
- 04Taste and adjust. More vinegar sets the heat where it is; less, and it keeps building.
- 05Keeps three weeks in a sealed jar in the fridge, losing heat slowly the whole time.
The bit that matters
Vinegar stops the heat reaction. Add it immediately for a mild chrain, or wait three minutes for one that takes the top of your head off.