Pine nuts are seeds of the Siberian cedar, the distant relative of the Mediterranean pine (stone pine). In them several times there are more vitamins, than in others, and it is twice more than mineral substances. They contain very important amino acids – at the same time even more, than in milk and meat. In pine nuts completely there is no cellulose. They have high nutrition and medicinal value.
Instruction
1. They are of value as a source of iron and lecithin and also a rich source of iodine. By amount of phosphatides these nuts are in the lead among all other known nuts and seeds of oil-bearing crops. It is proved that 100 grams of kernels of pine nuts satisfy daily need of the person for amino acids and such minerals, scarce for an organism, as manganese, potassium, magnesium, copper, zinc, cobalt.
2. To cook pine nuts, put in a saucepan them so much how many you plan to eat. Pour water that it completely covered nuts. It is necessary to cook 15-20 minutes. Drain water and click nut across, so you will need less efforts, and the kernel will remain whole.
3. Cedar milk is used in food of babies with an allergy to cow's milk and also it is recommended to nursing mothers for strengthening of a lactation. For preparation of cedar milk take 600 grams of nuts. Shell them, and for removal of a thin skin lower nuts for 2-3 minutes in a colander in the boiling water. Drain water, lay out them on a kitchen towel. Inwrap nuts and slightly rub. During this procedure the thin skin easily separates. Take a wooden mortar and carefully wipe in it nuts, adding gradually 300 ml of warm boiled water. Merge the received milk in other capacity, and add 300 more ml of warm water to cake, wring out and merge to the previous milk.
4. The fried pine nuts can be added to desserts and salads, they give remarkable aroma to dishes and also just to use in itself. Clean kernels of pine nuts from a cover with scalding and remove a thin skin by means of a dry towel. Fill nuts in well warmed dry frying pan in one layer. At once begin to stir slowly quickly with their wooden spoon or a rake that they didn't burn. Gradually reduce preparation temperature. Roast pine nuts of 5-10 minutes, depending on that how damp they got on a frying pan.