Cauliflower is a wonderful product that can be consumed both separately and as part of any dish, salad. Cooking it is a pleasure: quick and easy. In this article we will talk about how
much to cook cauliflower before frying, as well as until fully cooked.
Essential Ingredients
For cooking, we need:
- pan (its size depends on the number of inflorescences that you intend to boil, it is better to take a capacitive one);
- cauliflower (if the head of cabbage is small, then it is not necessary to cut it, just shorten the leg, and if the fruit is large, then carefully separate the inflorescences from each other);
- salt.
Instruction manual
So, take a head of cauliflower and wash it thoroughly, separating it from the leaves, if any. Next, we act according to the situation: either we leave it whole, or divide it into inflorescences. At the same time, we pour water into the pot so that the cabbage is completely hidden (we do not put inflorescences in the water yet), and put it on fire.
As soon as boiling occurs, add salt and place our blanks. In this case, the fire should be medium to avoid contamination of the stove and utensils. How to cook cauliflower before frying? If our goal is to pre-process the vegetable before putting it in the pan, then a lot of time is not needed. The state of "semi-readiness" is quite enough. How to cook cauliflower before frying? No more than five minutes. After this, it is recommended to remove the vegetable from the heat and rinse under cold water in a colander. Cabbage is ready for further frying. You can roll inflorescences in breadcrumbs and fry them on several sides in a pan or prepare a batter (from flour and eggs).
How much should you cook cauliflower?
In the situation, if you will not fry the vegetable in the future and plan, for example, to make mashed potatoes from it, then the time will be somewhat different than in the first case. Namely, you need to cook fresh cabbage from 10 to 15 minutes (the time depends on the size of the inflorescences: the larger they are, the more you will have to keep the pan on fire). Frozen vegetables are cooked even longer - 15-17 minutes. Important: it is not necessary to defrost the product before cooking.
How long does it take to cook cauliflower in a slow cooker?
Roughly also about 15 minutes.
Some tips
- When buying, try to choose whole heads of white. The flabby surface indicates that the product lay on the counter for a long time and should not be taken.
- Cauliflower should also be washed after you divide it into inflorescences.
- When cooking, it is preferable to use an enameled pan.
- If you want to keep the cabbage white (after cooking, it loses it), then add milk to the water in which you are going to boil it. Proportion: a quarter cup of milk per liter of water.
- You can find out if the cabbage is ready using an ordinary knife: if it easily enters and exits, then the fire can be turned off.
So, now you know how much to cook cauliflower before frying. We hope that this information will be useful to you, and you will pamper your family and friends with a delicious, rich in vitamins and properly cooked product.