Cabbage is recognized worldwide as a leader in vitamins. This is a storehouse of substances necessary for the body. Cabbage is not only nutritious. The action of cabbage sometimes has a powerful blow against various diseases. One such disease is cancer. Therefore, do not give up cabbage, cook in different ways so as not to get tired. In addition, cabbage is represented by several varieties, each of which is valuable in its own way.
So, for example, cauliflower is more tender than her white sister. Therefore, the use of cauliflower is recommended for people with digestive problems, liver, and skin. It has been established that this type of cabbage helps to cope with peptic ulcer, improves the functioning of the stomach and duodenum.
The amount of protein also gives the advantage of cauliflower. Therefore, it is very useful for children. A vitamin complex not only helps to strengthen the immune system, but also has a beneficial effect on the nervous system.
In general, one can sing for a long time an ode to cauliflower, mentioning the beneficial properties. Now let's talk about which method of cooking cauliflower to choose. Monotony you will not meet. It is stewed, fried, canned .... The following are some delicious recipes.
Recipes for cauliflower in the form of casseroles.
Finely chop 1 kg of cauliflower. Rub 300 g of fat cottage cheese with pieces of processed cheese (100 g) and two eggs. Add to cabbage, mix well. Grease a baking dish with fat, lay the prepared mixture, level. Bake for 20-25 minutes in the oven. It can be served both hot and cold.
Recipes for boiled cauliflower.
Boil cabbage inflorescences in salted water. When serving, sprinkle with chopped boiled eggs, crackers, pour butter, sprinkle with herbs.
Cooking cauliflower in batter.
Disassemble the cauliflower into small inflorescences, boil it in salted water, put it in a colander, let the water drain. Prepare the dough: add 50 g of flour to the yolks of two eggs, salt, a little milk, mix dilute with the remaining milk to get a thick cream. Only 1 kg of cabbage needs 50 ml of milk. Next, mix the dough with whipped proteins from two eggs. Prepared cabbage is dipped in batter, fried in fat.
Recipes for cauliflower for meatballs.
Boil cauliflower in salted boiling water with a whole head and then wipe. Break crackers of wheat bread (200 g), pour two cups of hot milk, allow to cool, combine with cabbage. In a mixed mass, add 1 tablespoon of melted butter, four eggs, sprinkle with crumbs from crackers. Form cutlets, roll in flour, fry in oil.
Cauliflower soup.
Rinse the cabbage head, blanch in salted water, divide into constellations, then boil in boiling water. Peel 5-6 potatoes, boil, rub through a sieve. Now it must be combined with cauliflower and its broth. In this soup, add two tablespoons of oil, salt, finely chopped parsley and dill.
Recipes for pickled cauliflower.
Prepare cabbage: wash, cut into small inflorescences so that they are up to five centimeters in diameter. Now it should be blanched for 2-3 minutes in boiling water, which is either acidified with citric acid (one gram per liter) or salted (ten grams per liter). After that, cool the cabbage quickly (you can in cold water). In the prepared jars, put spices at the bottom, lay cabbage with inflorescences to the wall. Pour with hot marinade, which is prepared as follows: for one liter of water 160 ml of 9% vinegar, 50 g of sugar and salt. Sterilize jars in boiling water for 5-7 minutes.
And if you also prepare cabbage, but pour tomato juice on, you will also get an excellent snack. Finely chop 750 g of tomatoes, and then boil, rub through a sieve. Add salt 20 g, sugar 20 g, bring to a boil and pour jars of cabbage. Pasteurize at a temperature of 90 degrees a half jar of 40 minutes, liter - 55 minutes.