Sausage cheese: the benefits and harm, composition and characteristics of use

 Sausage cheese: the benefits and harm, composition and characteristics of use

Among the variety of cheeses you can often find such a product as sausage cheese. It has a special taste that many people like.Is there any benefit in such cheese and can it be used to prepare various dishes?

What is the product made of?

Even having tried sausage cheese just once, you immediately fall in love with its unique smoked taste. What is this product made of? Most people believe that this cheese is made from low-quality ingredients and consider it a low-quality product. But in fact it is not so. This product is made from expired cheeses of various types and varieties.

Also, it often includes ingredients such as butter, cottage cheese, cream and various spices. Manufacturers must use salt-melters in order to be able to combine all the ingredients together and achieve a uniform consistency.

The process of making cheese with smoked flavor occurs in several stages.

  • To begin with, the cheese is mixed in a special apparatus, and then other components are added to it.
  • After thorough mixing, the whole mass is sent to the boiler, where the melting process takes place. After this stage is completed, the product is sent to the molding, where it takes on its usual shape.
  • Next, the cheese is cooled, and it is sent to smoke. Diligent manufacturers use only safe sawdust.
  • At the end of the process, the cheese is packaged in a vacuum film and sent for sale.

Composition

Even after the completion of the cooking phase, this cheese retains the vitamins and beneficial elements. For example, such cheese contains calcium, iron, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, etc. Among the vitamin group, vitamins A and B, D, E, PP can be noted.

Many believe that this product is quite fatty and high in calories. But in fact, this is a fallacy. In a hundred grams of this product on average - two hundred and seventy kilocalories. As for the BZHU product, sausage cheese contains more than twenty grams of protein, about twenty grams of fat and about four grams of carbohydrates.

It is worth mentioning that this product can incorporate all these vitamins and elements only if the cheese is made according to the correct technology, in compliance with the norms and quality standards.

Beneficial features

If you choose high-quality cheese, which does not contain any harmful additives, then this product will certainly have a positive effect on the health of the body. The main advantage is that this cheese is much easier to digest by our body. In addition, it is much less cholesterol, which adversely affects health.

Thanks to the beneficial elements and vitamins, the use of such a product has a positive effect on the strengthening of bone tissue. It also has a positive effect on the beauty and health of the skin, hair and nails. In addition, regular consumption of sausage cheese helps to improve brain activity, supports the work of the heart, prevents the development of anemia and improves metabolic processes in the body.

We should also mention that this product contains proteins and amino acids that are extremely beneficial for the body. Regular consumption of such a product helps to saturate the body with useful substances. In addition, vitamins, in particular, group B, improve the functioning of the nervous system.

In order for the product to bring only the benefit of the body, be sure to examine its composition before purchase. It should have natural ingredients, which we mentioned above. Manufacturers must indicate that the product was made by natural smoking. In addition, the term of a quality product should not exceed three months.

Contraindications and harm

The product can be harmful if manufacturers include, for example, palm oil, flavors and other harmful food additives. In the case when high-quality oil is replaced with such a cheap product as palm oil, it adversely affects the health of blood vessels. An abundance of flavors can cause an allergic reaction.

A quality product also has its own contraindications.

  • You can not use it if there are diseases such as ulcers, gastritis or pancreatitis.
  • With great care, it is recommended to use the product to those who have various diseases of the kidneys and liver.
  • With a high level of cholesterol in the blood can not use this product.
  • Obese people should also not abuse this cheese. Also, it is not recommended in case of allergy or individual intolerance.

How can I use in cooking?

  • This type of cheese can be used for breakfast, making delicious and hearty sandwiches. In addition, it is included in a variety of salads and snacks, as the cheese goes well with fresh vegetables. Also, sausage cheese is combined with meat and it is often cooked with it on the grill, it turns out very tasty.
  • Since cheese melts well in the oven, it is used to make pies, casseroles, or pizza. It is quite possible to add it to vegetable soups, just melt it in hot broth, and you will get a dish with a unique creamy taste. It is especially tasty with mushroom soup. You can also add it in the rubbed form in the most ordinary pancakes or pancakes. The result will be a uniquely tasty dish.
  • Such product as sausage cheese can become the main ingredient for the most tasty filling which can be prepared with potatoes. We clean the potatoes, cut them into large cubes and boil until cooked. After that, lay out in the prepared form or baking sheet with sides. Rub one hundred grams of sausage cheese, add to it four tablespoons of mayonnaise, three tablespoons of sour cream and greens to taste. Finely chopped dill or green onions are perfect. If the mass is very thick, you can add a little water. Pour the pot over the prepared potatoes and send them to bake for twenty minutes. The dish can be used independently or it is perfect as a side dish.
  • If the house has ready-made pita bread, then you can make a tasty snack, which can be eaten cold. You can also take the finished dish with you. On an average grater we rub fifty grams of sausage cheese. Add boiled egg grated on a medium grater to it. If the house has a little puree, then you can replace them with an egg. Stir and add a spoonful of sour cream. If desired, you can add fresh garlic, dill or spices to your taste. Pita bread is divided into flat squares, put the stuffing and wrap. Each received "envelope" fry in vegetable oil on both sides. You need to fry over low heat so that the cheese is completely melted.
  • From this product you can cook the original pasta, which can be used for breakfast and not only. Take a hundred grams of sausage cheese and rub on a fine grater. You can also twist it in a meat grinder. Red bell pepper is also twisted and added to the cheese mass. Next, add thirty grams of softened butter and some chopped dill. All mix and send in the fridge.

In this recipe, if desired, you can add a little garlic or Bulgarian pepper to replace pickled mushrooms. Cheese paste is perfect for morning sandwiches.

  • For those who love spaghetti, we recommend trying out the following recipe, the main ingredient of which is sausage cheese. Rub on a fine grater two or three cloves of garlic and fry everything on a small amount of vegetable or butter. As soon as the garlic becomes golden, add to it boiled spaghetti and pre-grated sausage cheese. Two hundred grams of spaghetti will need one hundred grams of cheese. Mix everything together, and as soon as the sausage cheese is completely melted, you can serve the dish.
  • Sausage cheese can still fry in breading, it turns out very original snack. Cut our cheese into 1 cm thick slices.In the first bowl, beat the egg with a pinch of salt, in another bowl, mix forty grams of flour with Provencal herbs, in the third place the breadcrumbs. Each circle is dipped in flour, then put into the egg mixture and then - in the crackers. Fry on both sides to an appetizing crust.

How to make sausage cheese, see the following video.

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