Appetizing Cauliflower Gratin

Contents:

• Pros and only advantages
• Preparation of inflorescences
• Technology of preparation

Cauliflower - an incredibly useful product and truly universal. On its basis, it can be prepared as a light meal and a full hearty meal. She will be a place on the holiday table, it would be appropriate and as a low-calorie snacks on the run.
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Pros and only advantages

This vegetable that looks like a gorgeous flower, contains an incredible amount of vitamins and minerals. It is due to the unique composition it is the ideal complement of the diet of any person.

Infants and the elderly, professional athletes and recovering from surgery or long illness - it is difficult to find the person to whom this product will not benefit. Cauliflower will do without synthetic drugs during the spring vitamin deficiency.

Doctors discovered and proved the unique property of this seemingly banal vegetable. Its juice and fiber can protect against cancer. Total half a cup of juice or a pair of inflorescences take care of health and longevity dear people.

As with almost any other vegetable, cauliflower contains gross dietary fiber. They work as a natural cleaner intestine, give a long a feeling of satiety. Because of this inflorescence are firmly entrenched in the diet will give Weight Watchers. And all this fun with a minimum of calories.

We must not forget that this vegetable is a group of hypoallergenic products. He is able to become a real salvation for those suffering from this disease. Cauliflower can be prepared a variety of dishes that will help brighten up not too varied and tasty diet allergy.

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Preparation of inflorescences

Before embarking on experiments tempting, need to learn how to train inflorescences. The fact that the cabbage is often attacked by slugs and various bugs, and when it rains sprinkles dirt. For tasty and healthy dishes it is necessary to rid the head of all these shortcomings.

The first thing you need to thoroughly wash forks, of course, without detergent. You can use a soft brush. Then cut off the lower part of the legs, gently remove any remaining dirt with a knife and dark spots. If there is a suspicion that the inflorescences are bugs, you need to lower the cauliflower in salted cold water for 30 minutes, then catch all the "fugitives." After this head can be removed.

Depending on what you plan to continue to prepare and as indicated in the recipe, cabbage need to parse it into florets and leave intact and boil. Easy short welding makes the vegetable soft, removes it from foreign odors and ready for further cooking, such as frying in breadcrumbs.

Boil the cabbage as follows. The capacity of the appropriate size is necessary to pour the water, fill half the volume and bring it to a boil, add salt. In boiling water gently lowered inflorescence, allow to boil again and cook for 5-7 minutes. For longer cooking cabbage is tender and will only fit to grind into a puree.

After that you can remove half finished vegetable or recline in a colander and let drain. Now you are ready to cook a delicious dish called cauliflower au gratin.

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Technology of preparation

By itself, cauliflower does not have a bright flavor, which means that lovers need to take care that the kitchen was attended by a variety of aromatic herbs and spices that "decorate" the proposed recipes.

Cook fragrant and tasty cauliflower gratin in three ways. They are quite simple, do not require special skills and always will gain fans.

• Cooked vegetables for this recipe turns nutritious and wholesome. Need cooked florets, flour, eggs, spices, bread crumbs and frying oil. Cabbage need to prepare the proposed method, sprinkle with flour. Beat egg and breadcrumbs mixed with spices and pour into a deep bowl. Alternately, the inflorescence should be dipped in egg and breaded, spread in a pan with hot oil. Fry until a delicious crust. Serve should be served hot, but cooled down it is no less tasty.
• The second recipe eliminates the need for frying, and thus, reduces caloric meals. We need trained inflorescence, egg, milk, flour, salt and spices, breadcrumbs. Milk, eggs, flour and herbs to cook the batter should be the consistency of thick cream. Alternately dip into it cabbage and roll it in breadcrumbs, spread on a baking sheet, the laid paper baking. Bake in oven at 200 ° C for about 20 minutes. Cooked cabbage for this recipe breaded turns juicy, flavorful and tender. And surprisingly non-nutritive.
• You can make most tender cabbage casserole with a crispy crust of crumbs. Cooking will not take much time. It is necessary to boil the inflorescence and run them through a meat grinder. Mix the vegetable stuffing with egg, mix well, sprinkle with salt and spices. Put the resulting mass in a fireproof dish and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Bake 20 minutes in preheated oven well. Cooked cabbage for this recipe will not resemble the usual fried, which means that it will satisfy even the capricious gourmets that brooked no monotony.

Which recipe whatever was chosen, you can always be assured of a great result. Just a little effort - and the table will be delicious, fragrant, beautiful and very healthy dish.