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.
Yes, I know, there are many options for cooking borscht, honestly looking at everything, I want to add my own version. It differs in cooking technology, and the result is a delicious, beautiful, fragrant borscht with fresh summer vegetables.
I offer you a fragrant and rich soup with hunting sausages and young cabbage. For all cabbage lovers. You will fall in love with him from the first spoon.
This simple and healthy soup is so delicious and beautiful with its dark red color that it can be served on a festive table for sincere company. Tomato is probably the only vegetable that becomes even more useful as a result of heat treatment. It is during the cooking process that tomatoes reveal their nutritional elements. 200 grams of tomato sauce contains a quarter of the recommended daily intake of vitamin A and half of the need for vitamin C. Tomatoes are also a good source of antioxidants.
Girls, I would say briefly: incredibly delicious borscht. Very bright and saturated. It can be cooked both in meat broth and in a lean vegetarian version. Both options are very good. Today I cooked it with meat.
Borscht with mushrooms and zucchini is something incredible. Borscht turns out to be thick and rich, useful. It turns out incredibly delicious, so delicious that they cooked, ate, and three days later the family asked to repeat the recipe “for an encore”.
Borscht with eggplant turns out to taste just great. I often cook it on Sundays, and this way we get a holiday. We gather the whole family and eat this dish. Try to cook, you won’t regret it. Enjoy your meal.
Each hostess, of course, has her own recipe for cooking borscht. I would like to share with you one of my recipes. Maybe you will like it and you will use it. Rich color and taste.
There are many lagman recipes. It is very difficult to choose… So I decided to cook this dish without a recipe, in my own way. It turned out just great, so, in fact, I’m posting it here. If you’re interested, you can take a look. Try to cook. It’s amazing.
