Souffle is a dish based on whipped egg whites mixed with various ingredients. This dish came to world culinary from French cuisine. Moreover, the souffle can be either a snack made from meat, vegetables or mushrooms, or dessert, which is prepared from fruits or cottage cheese with sugar.
Since soufflé has a delicate texture, this dish is often used in baby food. For example, for kids you can cook soufflé from chicken.
Chicken meat is an excellent source of protein, vitamins and minerals, so it must be included in the diet of the child. But it happens that children refuse to eat just boiled chicken or mashed potatoes from it. Then it’s worth trying to cook chicken soufflé for children, as the attractive appearance and delicate taste of this dish will probably make the baby change his mind.
As a rule, chicken soufflé for a child is prepared from boiled chicken breast. To prepare one serving of this dish, you need to take 100 grams of boiled white chicken meat, 50 ml of broth, an egg and a little salt.
Grind boiled fillet in mashed potatoes with a blender, pour in the broth, beaten egg and a little salt. The mass is placed in small molds that need to be greased with melted butter. You need to cook the souffle in the oven. And so that it does not burn, it is worth placing the mold in another container (for example, a pan) filled with water. The water level should reach the middle of the mold. Bake the souffle in the oven for about half an hour at a temperature of 180 degrees. You can cook soufflé in a double boiler.
To diversify the taste of this dish, chicken souffle can be cooked with vegetables. In this case, vegetables (cauliflower, zucchini, broccoli, carrots, green peas) must first be boiled and chopped together with chicken. Next, cook in the same way as in the first recipe.
However, it is impossible to say that chicken souffle is a dish exclusively of children's cuisine. You can cook such a dish for adults. Here are some interesting recipes.
For example, chicken souffle, which will be served as an appetizer, can be done like this. Take half a kilogram of raw chicken, chop it well in a blender (you can also use a meat grinder). Add minced salt, pepper, paprika and any other spices. Knead everything well and carefully introduce into the meat the whipped whites from two eggs.
Put the prepared mass in a baking sleeve, rolling it into a roll. For reliability, it is better to use two layers of film. Then it is good to fix the ends of the bag and place this roll in boiling water. Cook for about an hour and a quarter, then remove and cool. You need to cut such a chicken soufflé into slices like sausage. It tastes like boiled sausage of the highest quality, but since the soufflé is cooked without artificial additives, it is much more healthy.
You can cook chicken soufflé for adults by baking it in the oven. This dish is especially tasty if vegetables are added to minced chicken .
For example, you can use the following recipe. Take half a kilogram of chicken breast and one stalk of celery. We cut them into pieces and grind them into minced meat using a meat grinder or blender. At this time, we spassed onion one finely chopped onion and add it to the minced meat. We pour 60 ml of white wine and an incomplete glass of cream with a fat content of 20% there for the aroma. Add a spoonful of breadcrumbs, salt and spices to your taste. Now the mince must be thoroughly knocked out. That is, we raise a lump of minced meat in our hands and forcefully throw it into a bowl. We do it 10-15 times.
Now add to the mass of 150 grams of canned green peas (you can take a mixture of peas with corn and red pepper) and two well-whipped proteins. If desired, for extra splendor, a spoonful of baking powder for the test can be added to the mass. Mix and spread in portioned molds (it is better to take silicone).
We put the molds on a baking sheet, on which a little water is poured, and bake for half an hour at a temperature of 180 degrees, making sure that the water does not completely boil. Serve the souffle, garnished with fresh or pickled vegetables.