Cauliflower, like any other vegetable, is rich in useful substances. It contains proteins, carbohydrates, mineral compounds and cellulose. This product is easily absorbed by the body and is a very nutritious food. Therefore, you need to know how to cook cauliflower so that it turns out both tasty and healthy.
First of all, cauliflower needs to be divided into inflorescences. Then for some time it should be soaked in cold, slightly salty water. This is necessary to get rid of insects that may be in inflorescences. At this time, put a pot of water on the fire and bring it to a boil. After that, dip the prepared vegetable in boiling water. Boil the cabbage for no more than 5-7 minutes. This will save all the vitamins in it. Next, we discard the cauliflower in a colander so that the glass is all the excess liquid. The broth in which the vegetable was cooked can not be poured, but used to prepare the sauce for it.
You can cook cauliflower in batter. To do this, boil it in the manner described above. Cooking batter. We take the eggs and add some beer there. Then pour the flour and mix thoroughly. The consistency of the batter should look like a not very thick sour cream. We heat the pan and pour the vegetable oil. Dip each inflorescence in batter, taking it by the twig, and also spread it in the pan. When the batter is browned, remove the cabbage and put it on a plate, fried side up. Making the sauce. We take mayonnaise and sour cream in equal proportions. Squeeze the garlic there, add pepper and salt to taste. We take the number of components at our discretion. We pour cabbage with this sauce . You can sprinkle chopped herbs on top.
Another recipe for cooking cauliflower for breakfast. To charge your body with energy and provide it with the necessary vitamins, you can serve a dish of cauliflower for breakfast. To do this, take the eggs and beat them slightly with a whisk. We sort cabbage into inflorescences and boil a little in salt water. We spread the cauliflower in a frying pan and fill it with beaten eggs. Add salt and pepper as desired. This recipe is suitable for those who do not know how to fry cauliflower.
Cauliflower goes well with other vegetables. Here's an example of how to cook cauliflower with broccoli. We disassemble them into inflorescences and boil them for about five minutes in salt water. Cooking the sauce. Take a spoonful of mayonnaise, a spoonful of Dijon mustard (you can take any), two yolks, the juice of one lemon and a spoonful of sweet chili sauce. All this mix. Dip broccoli and cauliflower in the sauce and put in the prepared baking dish. Mix the breadcrumbs, chopped herbs (parsley and dill), chopped garlic. Add grated cheese and nutmeg. Sprinkle cabbage with this mixture. Gently, pour 200-250 ml of semisweet champagne or dry wine with sugar on the edge. Put the form in the oven for about half an hour. The dish should be soaked in sauce.
How to cook cauliflower to keep healthy vitamins in it? Remember one rule. Cauliflower should not be subjected to prolonged heat treatment. Only then will it retain all its useful properties.
You can prepare an original sauce for boiled cabbage. To do this, take two glasses of the broth in which it was cooked, and put on fire. After boiling, add a small spoonful of butter to it. Dilute flour in a glass of milk and pour into sauce. At the same time, we constantly stir it. After 5-8 minutes add grated feta cheese. Salt and pepper sprinkle to your liking. Do not forget that feta cheese can be salty. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. This sauce is served with boiled cauliflower. Bon Appetit.