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.
Kulesh is a very satisfying dish, it is both the first and the second. So you can please everyone by cooking it. And with a pumpkin, it’s also elegant, and on a chilly autumn day it will warm you up.
Kulesh (Kulish) is a dish of Zaporozhye Cossacks. A real Cossack kulesh — spring water, Sumy millet and wild garlic, and all that. Nowadays, the recipe for kulesh has changed, it is porridge with the addition of other ingredients. Any cereal is good in kulesh, but it is better if it is boiled. I decided to try to cook a low-fat mushroom kulesh with rice and vegetables, but nutritious, delicious and very fragrant.
We offer to prepare a vegetable salad with an original dressing, which includes pomegranate sauce, thanks to this, the salad turns out very tasty, despite the fact that the vegetables included in the salad are the most common.
I want to offer a very simple appetizer of tomatoes with feta sauce, yogurt. This requires ripe tomatoes. Basil can be replaced with dill. The sauce can be filled with any vegetable salads.
I gave this name to this bean because I cook it, for some reason, only once a year – at Christmas. Although this dish is very tasty, satisfying and easy to prepare. There is an opinion that there must be bean dishes on the Christmas table as a symbol of prosperity. Our choice fell on this option.
Delicious, hearty salad, you can take any sausage / boiled meat / meat delicacy for cooking – it depends on the rank of the celebration. It is ideal in winter, because literally one large tomato is enough for its design, it is also the “nail” of the recipe.
You need to take a walk with the children, manage in the garden, and even a hungry husband will come for lunch… So, today we are cooking outdoors. Yes, yes, don’t be surprised. Who knows, but in our Kuban winter is now such that the buds on the trees are blooming! Therefore, I bring to your attention a common dish – kulesh. The products are simple, we cook according to all the rules – in a pot and on fire!
Of course, it does not apply to fine cuisine, but in order to diversify your diet with everyday dishes, it will fit perfectly! It is very quickly prepared, satisfying and delicious!
I know that there are many options for cooking pastrami on the site, but let me suggest my own option and share such a wonderful dish once again. Pastrami can be added to a salad, served in slices and in the form of sandwiches. In general, a very tasty substitute for sausage.
