Interesting taste and no less interesting storycapers. Someone considers them a type of olives, someone - cucumbers, in fact, the capers are the buds of an incredibly thorny shrub called Kapernik. Its homeland is Central Asia and the Mediterranean. Some species grow in the Crimean rocks and in the Caucasus. This is a very hardy plant, it can easily withstand heat and salt water, is also able to grow almost on bare stones.
Today it is not such a curiosity as before, andIf desired, you can easily try to make capers. Recipes with them can be found in large quantities. In the store you can buy not only fresh buds, but also pickled capers. If you eat a handful of capers before you eat, you will have a great appetite. These fruits are rich in fiber, vitamins and organic acids. Capers, the taste of which resembles pickled cucumber, are often used in salads. Without heat treatment, they retain all the necessary nutrients.
The main area of application of these amazingbuds considered cooking. Marinated capers and pickles have a tart, spicy, sour, slightly mustard flavor, while they give the food a spicy flavor. Also add piquancy to capers meat and fish dishes, recipes for which are constantly being improved.
If the store you bought capers, the taste of whichyou do not like because of the marinade, try to make another, it is very simple. It is necessary to warm olive oil in a water bath, adding herbs to it: thyme, rosemary, oregano, oregano. Pour the marinade, in which there were capers in a jar and rinse them thoroughly several times. Drain well and put in warm oil. Wait until the oil with the capers has cooled, and put it in the fridge for 2-3 days. That is how the correct capers should be. Recipes with them are used in many restaurants, but this does not prevent you from using them in household use. The buds of this plant are rarely used whole, usually the capers are ground with herbs or salt. This is done so that their salty and strong enough taste is evenly distributed throughout the dish.
To preserve all the taste and specific flavor, add capers (any recipe is meant) at the end of cooking. In this case, do not even have to use salt.
How to store capers?If they are pickled, then do not drain the marinade. Capers should be stored in it and removed as needed. In the refrigerator, they can stand for up to 9 months. If you have salted or dry capers, you can store them in the kitchen, without refrigerating, for up to 6 months. Capers can be combined with very many products, but the most winning combinations will be:
- With mayonnaise
- With olive or butter
- With seafood
- With smoked fish
- With chicken and lamb
- With tomatoes and bell peppers
- With eggs
If you do not know how to cook capers, recipes will help you:
1. Vietnamese Capers Salad
Required:
- rice - 100 grams
- pistachios - 100 grams
- orange - 1 piece
- capers - 50 grams
- olive oil, basil, mint
Rice must be boiled, it should becrumbly. Wash the orange well and remove the zest using a fine grater. Separately, squeeze juice. Pistachios need to crush to almost powder. Greens need to break hands. Capers finely chop finely. Now mix all the ingredients and season with the sauce, which is made from olive oil and orange juice. The taste of the salad is very unusual!
2. Canape with capers
Required:
- red salted fish - 250 grams
- sweet pepper - 1 piece
- capers - 1 bank
- skewers for cooking canapes
The fish should be cut into thin slices, and the pepper in small cubes. Now you wrap the pepper in a slice of fish, place a caper bud on top and fix everything with a skewer. Beautiful and very tasty!
