Corn grits, the useful properties of which we describe below, are very often used in cooking. By its nutritional value, it is not inferior to other types of similar products.
Today we will tell you about the properties of this ingredient, what can be prepared from it and so on.
Historical reference
What is corn grits? Useful properties of this product are known to many. But not everyone will be able to tell about where a fruit such as corn comes from.
American researchers organizedmany expeditions as a result of which they surveyed the whole of South America. But it did not give any knowledge about who is the wild progenitor of the presented product. And only in 1948, during long studies of caves and laborious excavations in southern Mexico, did scholars manage to find prehistoric cobs. It is noteworthy that they practically did not differ from the modern types of corn.
Cornmeal: Useful Properties
Before you tell you about what can be prepared from the presented ingredient, you should tell what properties it possesses.
Cornmeal is very valuable and nutritious.product. It contains vitamins B2, B1 and PP, up to 75% of carbohydrates, as well as provitamin A and carotene. That is why this ingredient is often recommended to use the elderly, as well as those who lead a sedentary lifestyle.
The special properties of corn grits allow you to use it every day. After all, the presented product belongs to the easily digestible.
Caloric value of the product
Preparing cornmeal does not take muchof time. However, it should be noted that many of the fair sex are afraid to eat dishes with the participation of this ingredient. What is the reason? The fact is that 100 g of corn grits contain about 325 kilocalories. But, despite the high energy value, this product is still unable to adversely affect your ideal form. After all, the carbohydrates contained in it are complex. That is why your body will need a lot of energy to digest them.
We can not say that with regular use of corn porridge you are able to cleanse your body of toxins and pesticides.
The composition of cereals
Corn grits, which useful propertiesindisputable, contains a lot of trace elements. Among them, I would like to particularly highlight silicon, which has a positive effect on hair growth and teeth strength.
Porridge from such cereals is able to suppress all putrefactive processes occurring in the intestine. This fact is explained by the fact that this dish contains a large amount of dietary fiber.
As you know, corn grits includes 8.3%proteins. However, they are inferior and poorly digested. And this means that a person who regularly uses the product in question will never recover and grow fat.
As mentioned above, corn grits containin itself a lot of micronutrients and vitamins. That is why in those countries where dishes from this ingredient are quite common, people suffer the least from cardiovascular diseases.
Cornmeal: product harm
As well as any products saturated with micronutrientsand vitamins, corn grits, too, has its own contraindications. It can cause harm to a person if it is consumed during an exacerbation of a duodenal ulcer and stomach, as well as with individual intolerance.
We can not say that the doctors are not extremelyIt is recommended to use food made on the basis of corn or corn grits to people with low body mass. This is primarily due to the fact that this product has a direct effect on the appetite, significantly lowering it.
Medical research
Cornmeal dishes whose recipes weconsider further, do not lose the above properties, even after heat treatment. That is why this product is recommended to use for those who want to clear their intestines and the body as a whole from radionuclides and toxins.
It should also be noted that traditional medicineadvises every day to include in your diet corn grits for various diseases of the reproductive system, in the treatment of infertility, painful menstruation, decreased sexual desire and menopause.
By the way, dishes from corn grits, recipeswhich, as you will see, do not include a lot of expensive ingredients that can reduce the harmful effects of fried fatty foods and alcohol on the human body.
Making hominy
Presented dish is very popular in Moldova, Romania and in Western Ukraine. Moreover, it is regularly cooked in the Caucasus.
Cornmeal or cereal porridge is very healthy and nutritious. With all this, her cooking recipe is incredibly simple.
So, we need:
- corn grits - full glass;
- filtered drinking water - 3 glasses (you can use milk);
- iodized salt, sand-sugar — use at discretion.
Principle of preparation
Usually porridge made from corn grits is rather stiff and thick, with a specific taste and aroma. This product is cooked for about half an hour, increasing in its volume by 3 or 4 times.
Culinary recipe for creating this dishamazingly simple. After boiling water or milk, sand, sugar, sea salt and corn grits are put into the same container. After re-boiling the fire is reduced to a minimum. Boil such a dish should be until complete softening of corn grains. In this case, the porridge is required to stir regularly. Finally, the container must be tightly closed, wrapped in a blanket and left in this form for hours. After this time, the porridge should be flavored with butter and served to the table in a warm condition.
By the way, a very tasty and nutritious is such a dish with the addition of pumpkin and dried fruits (raisins, dried apricots).
What else is made from corn?
Now you know how to cook corn grits.It should be noted that the product presented is the result of careful processing of corn cobs. However, it is impossible not to recall that other products are also made from such fruit (for example, popcorn and cornflakes). These products are very tasty and digested much better than coarse corn grits. They are perfect for filling various soups. In addition, they can easily be served with tea, milk and other beverages. And, most importantly, before using them you do not have any need to additionally process them.
Storage conditions
As you can see, make porridge from corn gritsnot so difficult. But in order for such a dish to turn out really tasty, it is extremely important to properly store the main ingredient. How exactly? We will tell about it right now.
The main storage conditions for corn gritsare the correct humidity and temperature. In the room where this product is contained, the humidity should be about 60-70%, and the temperature should be about +5 ...- 5 ° С.
This storage mode is quite difficult to create inhome conditions. That is why it is recommended to stock up with such cereals for no more than one month. Otherwise, insect mites or larvae can easily start in the product.
With the room we figured out. But how to be with a container where groats will be located? Store corn grits should be in glass jars, which are closed with plastic covers.
It must be said that if the humidity inthe room will be too high, the product may become rancid, get a musty smell and even become moldy. In this case, the porridge you cooked will not have the proper taste and flavor.
If the pests in the product still start, the cabinet where it was stored should be washed well with hot water and then dried and ventilated. As for the affected cereal, it must be discarded.
