It's no secret that nutrition largely determines the state of our health. “We are what we eat” - folk wisdom, which has long been an indisputable truth. Therefore, if you are a champion of a healthy lifestyle or adhere to a diet in the fight against excess weight, you just need to pay attention to one of the most popular vegetable crops - table beets.
Beetroot helps improve metabolism and enhance digestion. The balanced content of sugars and acids determines its nutritional value. The rich set of minerals included in beets, as well as the high content of plant fiber make this wonderful vegetable indispensable on our table. In addition, if you are looking for a product that will help to effectively reduce weight - believe me, beets can be a good basis for diet food.
Let's try to make beetroot patties , the recipe for which is quite simple and does not take you much time.
Unfortunately, recently our table has been dominated by instant products and all kinds of canned food, which have supplanted many vegetables and beets, including. Often we use these products a little for the simple reason that we don’t know what to cook from them, besides the traditional two or three dishes.
How to cook beetroot patties? We will need:
On a half a kilogram of beets (about four pieces):
- vegetable oil - one and a half cups;
- semolina - two tablespoons;
- salt to taste;
- breadcrumbs for breading.
Pre-washed, unpeeled root crops must be cooked until cooked. Cool. Grind the peeled beets in a meat grinder or on a fine grater. Place the beetroot prepared in this way in a thick-walled dish and warm well with the addition of vegetable oil. Then, continuously stirring, introduce semolina, which must be sprinkled in small portions, making sure that no lumps form. On a small fire, without ceasing to stir, boil the mass for ten minutes.
Cool, add salt and form patties, which will be left to roll in breadcrumbs and fry in boiling vegetable oil until a delicious golden crust is obtained.
Fry beet patties (the recipe is silent about this) is best in a pan with non-stick or ceramic coating. This will help to avoid burning them, as well as reduce the consumption of vegetable oil.
However, no matter how useful the beetroot cutlets are, it’s a delicacy of fried foods. Not everyone can afford to eat them. However, the method of cooking should not be a reason for refusing it.
If fried food is contraindicated for you, cook steamed beet cutlets for yourself. For these purposes, you can use a mantle.
Having formed the cutlets from beetroot mass, lay them on the lattice baking sheets of the steam pan, which must first be greased with vegetable oil, which will avoid sticking of the products. As soon as water begins to boil in the lower pan, the super-diet dish will be ready in ten minutes.
So, to cook beetroot steaks - the recipe remains the same, only the way of cooking is changed.
Similar products can be prepared from any other vegetables, although beetroot will be the most delicious. Especially if the main recipe is varied with various additives, for example, garlic or spices and herbs.
In a word, having shown your imagination, you can get a wonderful dish, which is not ashamed to even treat guests. Moreover, vegetable cutlets can be considered a surprise dish on the table - the familiar form of the product can pleasantly surprise with its content.
Your guests, having appreciated beet cutlets, will definitely ask you for a recipe. And this is the best praise for the hostess.