The secrets of cooking broccoli in cream

Even the ancient Romans called broccoli the queen of cabbage. Multivitamin composition and pleasant taste do not leave broccoli without attention now.This type of cabbage is used in cooking soups, stews, sauces. This article will tell you about the secrets of cooking broccoli in cream.

Broccoli is rich in healthy vitamins. In this type of cabbage 10 times more vitamin C than in lemon, and vitamin A is at least 100 times more than in other types of cabbage. In addition to these vitamins, broccoli contains such minerals as calcium, potassium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium. At the same time, the product does not lose its beneficial properties during heat treatment.

This cabbage is suitable for people who adhere to a diet, because 100 g of broccoli contains only 34 kcal. Also in this type of cabbage there are no carbohydrates, and 3 g of protein and 0.4 g of fat per 100 g of product. This vegetable is good for people with diabetes. The substances contained in broccoli produce insulin. Sterol, which is part of the product, reduces the risk of developing breast and prostate cancer, and sulforaphane prevents the development of malignant tumors. Choline and methionine help get rid of cholesterol, which reduces the risk of heart attack or stroke.

Broccoli cabbage itself is not harmful. It can negatively affect the body only if you are allergic to this product. Also cause any damage to the health of this vegetable can in case of improper cooking.

Do not eat broccoli for boiling vegetable broth, as it will remain guanine and adenine. These harmful substances help slow down the absorption of beneficial trace elements by irritating the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract.

In no case can you not fry broccoli in a pan, because in the process of such heat treatment various carcinogens are formed. This can cause airway inflammation. Eating broccoli in its raw form can increase the acidity of the stomach, as well as disrupt the pancreas function.

One of the most common dishes that use this vegetable is broccoli, baked with cheese and cream. To prepare 6 servings of this dish you will need about an hour.

Take 1 kg of broccoli. Before cooking, be sure to rinse the cabbage well. To do this, soak the vegetable for at least 10 minutes in cold water, then fold it in a colander and wait 5 minutes for excess liquid to drain. Then divide the broccoli into small florets. For this operation, you can use a knife, or you can gently do it with your hands.

Simultaneously with this process, put a pot of water (about a liter) on fire, bring the liquid to a boil. After boiling, add a little salt and gently lower the vegetable disassembled into inflorescences into the container for no more than 3 minutes. Do not be distracted in any case, otherwise you can lose the color and useful properties of the product. Next, remove the vegetable and place it in a colander to allow the cabbage to cool, and the liquid to drain.

While the broccoli is cooling, prepare a dressing for baking. To do this, take 200 g of hard cheese and grate it on a fine grater. Then you need to beat 4 chicken eggs until foamy with a mixer or a whisk. Mix the crushed cheese, beaten eggs and cream, add salt and pepper to taste.

Cream (0.5 l) is better to choose home. If this is not possible, then take the option with a fat content of 25%. You can add a pinch of nutmeg, it will give the dish a spicy flavor. But do not overdo it, nutmeg can cause allergies. Stir all elements of the filling until a homogeneous mass.

Put boiled broccoli on the bottom of the heat-resistant container, you can lightly grease the container with vegetable or butter. Next, pour broccoli cooked dressing.Send your dish to an oven preheated to 180 ° C for 30 minutes.

For cooking 6 servings of stewed chicken with broccoli and carrots in cream, you will need about 1.5 hours. Before cooking, take 500-600 g of chicken (preferably fillets) and soak in cold water for half an hour. Do the same with broccoli (500-600 g). Cabbage can stand in water for about 10 minutes.

Then you need to marinate the chicken. To do this, dry it and cut into cubes of medium size. In a container for marinade, add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and apple cider vinegar. Instead of vinegar you can take lemon juice. This taste does not worsen, on the contrary, a pleasant sourness will appear, and the aroma will become more saturated.

Add a few cloves of minced garlic. Leave the chicken to marinate in this sauce for at least half an hour.

While the fillet is marinating, prepare the vegetables. Take the cabbage to a colander and let the water drain. After that, the cabbage should be disassembled into small florets. You can do it with your hands or a knife, as you prefer. Carrots (2 pieces of medium size) wash, peel and grate on a coarse grater or shredder.

Preheat pan, add a little butter or olive oil. Fry the chicken on low heat until golden brown. Then add the prepared vegetables to the meat. Simmer for about three minutes.

Then pour the cream (300 ml), add salt and pepper to taste and simmer your dish on a small fire under the lid for about 10 minutes. To decorate the table, you can sprinkle the dish with grated cheese or dill.

To prepare 6 servings of this dish you need 45 minutes. Prepare broccoli and mushrooms. Take a pound of broccoli and soak it in water for 10 minutes, then let the water drain and disassemble the cabbage into inflorescences.

Mushrooms (it is better to take mushrooms) should be washed and removed from them the top skin. Next, cut them into small cubes and dry in a dry frying pan. While you are drying the mushrooms, boil the broccoli. To do this, put the inflorescences of vegetables in a saucepan with salted water for 3 minutes. After that, put broccoli in a colander to cool it a little. Then take 250 ml of milk and 300 ml of cream, mix them together and add to the mushrooms.

Extinguish about 7 minutes. If desired, add a few cloves of garlic. Do not forget to stir from time to time. Add salt to the mushrooms, pepper and other spices to taste. Simmer for about 3 minutes.

Put boiled broccoli in a heat-resistant container, fill with mushroom mass and place in an oven heated to 200 ° C. Bake for 20 minutes.

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