It has long been known that beets have many useful properties. Hippocrates also described it as a universal remedy that helps fight many diseases. Beets contain a number of enzymes that normalize blood pressure and reduce cholesterol levels that are very harmful to the body. In addition, the betaine contained in beets helps the liver cells to work hard, which is extremely important for its various pathologies. Thanks to regular use, beets strengthen and become elastic walls of the capillaries, expand the vessels, reduces the risk of spasms in the vessels.
In addition to these properties, it is worth saying that due to beets in the body there will be significantly less radionuclides and salts of heavy metals and much more iron and copper, and, consequently, a normal level of red blood cells. Therefore, it is worth eating beets as often as possible, using different methods of its preparation and enjoying a variety of beetroot dishes.
How and what can be cooked from beets? Borsch, beetroot soup, vinaigrette and a lot of other salads, and beetroot patties. They are very easy to cook, and the benefits they give the body, each time encourages you to experiment and create new recipes for this dish. And although there are a lot of variations on the topic of how to cook beetroot patties, all recipes boil down to the main ingredients: beets, semolina, eggs and salt.
So, according to one of the recipes, you must first cook 800 g of beets and 1 egg. Beets need to be grated (coarse), then finely chop the egg and add to it, and then pour 100 g of semolina and mix well. Cutlets can be given a special flavor with the help of garlic, squeezing a couple of cloves through a press. After this, it remains only to form the beetroot patties and fry them in vegetable oil. To cutlets fried, five minutes is enough. They are great for fish and meat dishes. Before serving, you can arrange them by placing a lettuce leaf down, a patty on top of it, and drip sour cream or mayonnaise on it. Around the cutlets you can lay peas and greens.
Of course, there are other recipes. At home, one of the simple and quick options are raw beet cutlets, which can be cooked in just half an hour. To do this, grate the beets, add semolina (5 g per cutlet) and leave to swell for 15 minutes. Then you need to add 2 raw eggs to the mixture and salt well. Finely chopped garlic or
ground ginger, as well as ground nuts (pine or almond), will give the cutlets a special aroma. In such beet cutlets, you can put a small piece of frozen butter or hard cheese. After that, it remains to roll cutlets in flour and fry them in a pan on each side for 5 minutes or more. It is better to cool them before serving. You can decorate the dish with green onions.
According to the results of numerous studies, thanks to the use of beets and beet cutlets, in particular, the body's stamina increases, it receives the B vitamins necessary for it, as well as iodine, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Therefore, enjoy and enjoy beetroot cutlets and other beetroot dishes!