Our distant ancestors were also able to cook steamed. They heated meat on stones near hot springs. Over time, this method has been greatly improved. Modern housewives have the opportunity to cook tasty and healthy food at home with the help of a double boiler. In this case, you do not need to have any skills. Cooking in a double boiler is easy and fast enough. The dishes are very tasty, and most importantly, healthy. For example, meat in a double boiler always turns out soft and juicy, and vegetables - aromatic.
The advantages of using a double boiler for cooking meat dishes:
- Main set of useful substances in products is preserved;
- no oil is used, which means that an unhealthy crust does not form, as when frying;
- meat in a double boiler preserves a natural smell and taste;
- carcinogens, cholesterol and excess calories are not formed in meat, as when frying;
- meat in a double boiler does not lose moisture, even a somewhat stiff veal turns soft.
All this is very important for people with obesity and cardiovascular disease. In addition, switching to steam food will significantly extend your youth and beauty.
Delicious dishes in a double boiler are prepared quickly and easily. To do this, you just need to put the necessary products in the container, pour water into the pan and set the time. Products will never burn. The dish is cooked evenly, stirring is not required. All this greatly saves the time of the hostess. The double boiler itself consists of several tiers. Thanks to this, you can cook several dishes at the same time. For example, a side dish and meatballs, fish and so on. At the same time, on the upper tier there will be products that are prepared most quickly. If necessary, you can defrost meat, fish and vegetables in a double boiler.
How to cook meat in a double boiler
You will need a kilogram of meat (it can be pork or beef), onions (2 pieces), pepper, salt, two tablespoons of wine vinegar (preferably red), 1.5 cups of beer.
The meat is diced. Onion finely crumbles. Add salt, pepper to the meat and mix thoroughly. Add the onion. All this fits into a bowl for making rice (it is included in the package of each double boiler). Water is poured into the pan. Set the time - 15 minutes.
During this time you must prepare the sauce. To do this, mix beer and wine vinegar. The mixture is brought to a boil and poured into meat. After this, the dish is cooked for about an hour. The meat is very juicy. It will appeal to both adults and children. While the meat is steaming, prepare a side dish. It can be any set of vegetables.
Meat in a double boiler can be prepared in any way. Stuffed vegetables are great. For this, pepper, zucchini, cabbage and so on are suitable. They must be thoroughly washed and cleaned. Prepare the meat. It is cut into small pieces and mixed with other ingredients (onions, carrots, eggs and so on). Some add rice to the filling. In this case, it must first be cooked until half cooked. Stuffed vegetables are stacked in containers. The dish is prepared for about an hour. Serve with herbs and sour cream.
Tasty and healthy food is necessary for man no less than clean air. Take care of yourself and your loved ones.