Garlic contains many useful substances and is a fairly high-calorie product. On the one hand, it is not worth worrying about excess weight at all, because because of the sharpness this vegetable is usually consumed in small quantities. On the other hand, it is considered a strong appetite booster.
Thanks to its piquant taste and characteristic smell, garlic has become popular with chefs from many countries of the world. In Italian cuisine, for example, cooking almost any dish begins with dripping a little olive oil into a frying pan, putting a few cloves of garlic on it, frying them for a short time so that they give off flavor, and then adding the main ingredients. Interestingly, in addition to the heads themselves, when preparing various dishes, it is quite possible to use the leaves and arrows of the plant.
It is impossible to ignore the fashionable culinary trend of recent years – black garlic. To the surprise of many, it turns out that this is not a special variety at all, but just an unusual way of cooking. Garlic heads are exposed to elevated temperatures for a long time (2-3 weeks) (about 40 ° C). As a result, after a series of chemical reactions, garlic bulbs begin to darken and turn black. At the same time, they have a sweet taste, and they lose their characteristic garlic smell, while retaining almost all the properties of a fresh vegetable. Note to lovers of exotic dishes: in the town of Gilroy (USA) they sell garlic jam. This, of course, is not a dessert, but rather a sweet-spicy sauce that goes well with meat. Here you can also find an unusual garlic ice cream. They also sell baked garlic in Gilroy. When exposed to high temperature, the vegetable loses its sharpness and becomes very soft. Here it is served with meat or simply spread on bread.
As for the combination with other products, garlic is advised to combine with whole grain cereals (oatmeal, buckwheat, wheat, etc.), which contain a lot of zinc and iron. Garlic contributes to the better assimilation of these elements. Also, this vegetable is harmoniously combined with parsley, cilantro, black pepper and watercress.
Finally, a few words about the unloved garlic smell, which is so difficult to get rid of after eating. As mentioned earlier, just “chewing” this flavor with gum will not work, because it leaves the body not only with breathing, but also with other secretions. However, scientists still came to the conclusion that animal fats can help to drive away the intrusive smell from the body faster. For example, you can eat garlic with cheese or drink milk. Lemon, apple and mint leaves can also help. In addition, garlic loses its smell during heat treatment.
A good piece of meat is sometimes all you need to be happy. It is prepared simply and quickly. Almost nothing needs to be cut and rubbed. And no one expects that there will be a liver under the cheese cap. Sometimes I have small pieces of liver left, I boil them, grate them on a coarse grater, put them in a container and put them in the freezer. This time, such a preparation was useful for this meat. We love to eat this meat with tortillas with spinach and mozzarella.
An incredibly simple way to cook carrots with onions as a side dish. Simple and affordable products that are prepared in less than an hour. A pleasant sweet and sour taste goes well with a large piece of meat, fried, baked or stewed.
Delicious, healthy, hearty, moderately spicy vegetable salad with chickpeas. It is prepared very quickly, provided that pre-boiled chickpeas and beets are used.
Our family is very fond of salads with potatoes, because it is combined with many products, it is always delicious and satisfying. Today – a novelty for us – potatoes with boiled peas. It turned out very tasty, piquant and spicy-spicy-seasoned.
The benefits of red beans for the body are due to the huge content of antioxidants, thiamine, tryptophan, valuable amino acids, a large amount of protein – 8 g per 100 g of the product. Beans saturate, slow down the aging process, serve as a source of useful vegetable protein, which is why nutritionists recommend including red beans in the diet of people of retirement age and from time to time replace it with meat and fish.
After I had heard enough delicious stories about overseas treats during my foreign trips, this salad was born. Very tasty, spring-like, bright! A kind of union of Europe and Asia. For a quick preparation, even more intense taste and aroma, I discovered a mixture of bulgur with mushrooms and spices from Mistral. It tastes better than just bulgur, believe me!
The perfect combination of these offal and aromatic sauce based on sour cream and tomato paste with garlic, create a harmonious dish, both for a festive table and for an everyday family dinner. Roasted pine nuts and red beans fit perfectly into this culinary “reproduction”.
This sauce will make the dish brighter and juicier, enhance the taste sensations. Vegetables will help better assimilation and saturation, enrich the main dish with vitamins.