Now it’s hard to believe it, but cauliflower was the first vegetable that people cultivated. She just has no wild counterpart. This was done over 1000 years ago by the Syrians. For a long time they kept a secret about an amazing vegetable. But sooner or later all the secret becomes apparent. And today , many people know how to cook cauliflower in a slow cooker . Only not everyone knows the recipes, thanks to which it would be not only tasty, but also healthy.
And of course, steaming is best for preserving all the beneficial properties of the vegetable. To do this, pour a couple of glasses of clean water into the multicooker pan itself. To add flavor to the finished dish, add herbs to it (dill stalks,
arrows of garlic, lemon peel or celery root). Put a couple of inflorescences of cauliflower in a cooking basket. Rinse them well beforehand. In the
multicooker menu, select the "Steam cooking" mode, set the time to 15-20 minutes (this depends on the size of the inflorescences). This is the easiest way to
cook cauliflower in a slow cooker.
Although the maximum amount of vitamins is preserved in this case, not everyone likes the pronounced taste of cabbage. Therefore, it is often fried in breadcrumbs or in cheese, however, in this case, almost all the benefits of the vegetable are lost. In such cases, cauliflower casserole can help out. To prepare it, on the bottom of an oil-cooked multicooker, lay out slightly boiled inflorescences. They will need about 500 g. In a separate container with a fork, mix 3 eggs with 3 tablespoons of milk. Pour the resulting mixture with cabbage and sprinkle with a little grated cheese. Cooking cauliflower in a slow cooker will take 40 minutes in this case (Baking mode). At the end of the program you get a fragrant and delicate casserole.
Cauliflower and sour cream and garlic sauce are no worse. One head of cabbage needs to be sorted into inflorescences, washed and boiled in boiling salted water for 6-7 minutes. Then recline on a sieve and allow excess water to drain. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. For him, mix 200 g of sour cream with half a teaspoon of dry mustard, black pepper to taste, squeeze through a press 2 cloves of garlic. Salt, add 50 ml of water and mix again. Lubricate the crock-pot with butter and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Put the cabbage and pour the sauce. Sprinkle with grated cheese and breadcrumbs on top. Select the "Extinguishing" mode (time 25-30 minutes). Here is such an easy way to
cook cauliflower in a slow cooker tasty and healthy.
But it is not necessary that the cooked dish consist of only one of it. Adding other vegetables perfectly sets off the taste and adds color to the dish. And in this sense, stewed cauliflower in a slow cooker is great. It should be disassembled into inflorescences, washed well. You can even soak for 10-15 minutes, then put in a slow cooker. To the cabbage add chopped onions, carrots and peppers (best straws). Using a blender, make mashed potatoes from 3 tomatoes and add to other vegetables. Season with a little salt and season. Cook it all for 1 hour. This dish can be eaten both hot and cold.
Knowing more than one way to cook cauliflower in a slow cooker, you can always find something new for yourself in it. But the main thing at the same time is also to preserve all the benefits of this vegetable.