Cauliflower, modern medicine reckonsto the group of the most useful vegetables. It has significantly more vitamins and minerals than other varieties of cabbage, therefore, it is primarily recommended for children's and dietary cuisine.
Питательная и вкусная цветная капуста еще в deep antiquity was highly valued by many peoples of the East. Here this cabbage was called Syrian for quite a long time, since its seeds were supplied from Syria. It was from Syria that cauliflower seeds were brought to the island of Cyprus, from there, in the XIV century, they came to Italy and France, and a century later - to England and Holland. In Russia, cauliflower was first grown to grow under Catherine II. The first attempts were not crowned with success - the heat-loving types of cabbage could not withstand the harsh Russian climate, but in the end, the domestic agronomists developed a resistant to low temperatures grade. Since then, cauliflower has always been present on our tables in a variety of ways: as a side dish, as a base for soups, as a filling for open pies, raw in salads, and so on.
Far from idle question that arises in manyhousewives: “How much to cook cauliflower?” Indeed, during long cooking, most of the vitamins and nutrients are destroyed, and there are a lot of them in cauliflower. For example, compared with white cabbage, it contains three times more vitamin C, in addition there is provitamin A, vitamins of group B, vitamin PP. Phosphorus, iron, magnesium, calcium and potassium are also present in large quantities. Cauliflower is rich in vegetable protein, but the fiber in it is much less than in other types of cabbage, so it is easier to digest and does not overload the intestines.
Decide how much to cook the cauliflower you need independing on its size and the nature of the dish for which this cabbage is prepared. If the cabbage is divided into small inflorescences, then cook it until cooked should be 10-15 minutes, but if the cabbage is cooked whole, then it will take about half an hour to cook. For cutlets, casseroles, or for breading in breadcrumbs, it is enough to boil the cabbage with a whole head of cabbage for 15-20 minutes until half cooked, so that it does not lose nutrients during further cooking. If in the soup with cauliflower there are ingredients that are boiled longer than it, for example, potatoes, fresh green peas, beans, rice, then first put these products, and after some time add cabbage blossoms.
Cooking cauliflower preferably inenamelware to avoid the destruction of vitamins. If you add a teaspoon of any acid (vinegar, lemon juice) or a glass of milk to the water where the cabbage is boiled, then the cabbage will turn white and not lose its shape. Water for cooking cauliflower need to take a little, and even better - to steam it. By the way, it would not hurt to know how much to cook cauliflower in this case? If the cauliflower is steamed, and this method is certainly optimal in the diet and baby food, the cooking time is increased by 10 minutes compared with the usual cooking.
Frozen cauliflower is cooked for 15-20 minutes.
Original recipe:
Pie "Color fairy tale."
For the test you will need: 2 eggs: a glass of flour; 125 gr. butter; 2 tablespoons sour cream; a pinch of salt.
For the filling you will need: red, yellow and green peppers - 1 piece each; cauliflower about 500 grams; 3 eggs; a glass of cream; ½ cup of milk; 150 gr. hard cheese; a mixture of dried herbs.
Combine sour cream, butter, eggs, flour and salt, knead a soft, elastic dough. Wrap it in cling film and place in the fridge for half an hour.
Cauliflower boil, cool, disassemble forinflorescences. In order not to think every time about how much to cook cauliflower for a pie, you can simply try using the knife the thickest part of its stem. If the stem is already semi-soft, the cabbage is no longer needed.
Rinse peppers, remove seeds and cut into strips.
Whip cream, eggs and milk with a mixer, add salt and add spicy herbs.
Roll the cooled dough into a thin layer,to form edges at the edges. Put the cabbage inflorescence on the base of the dough, strips of pepper and pour them with the beaten mixture. Sprinkle the cake with grated cheese and bake it in the oven, preheated to 200 ° C, for about 40 minutes.
