Preparation of vegetables on couple - one of the most useful ways of thermal treatment. The fact is that when cooking or frying especially important vitamins, minerals and useful substances which contain vegetables are lost. However these useful substances and elements can be kept thanks to preparation of vegetables in the double boiler.
Instruction
1. The double boiler allows to cook various dishes by means of a vapor jet which proceeds from the water boiling in the tank. Usually as a part of the double boiler there are from one to three compartments for simultaneous preparation several dishes. Preparation of products in the double boiler doesn't demand your direct participation. It is enough to put in it the necessary products and to take out them from the double boiler after preparation. Preparation doesn't require use of oils and fats.
2. Vegetables which you will cook have to be clean. Carefully wash up them, using if necessary a soft rag or a sponge, then wipe a towel. To accelerate preparation of large vegetables, cut them. It is necessary to cut vegetables just before turning on of the double boiler, for prevention of their drying. Such vegetables as carrots or potatoes, cook in the double boiler entirely is possible. At the same time be guided also by the size of your double boiler.
3. If you cook vegetables together, use different compartments of the double boiler for various vegetables. For example, beet has to be below carrots because she prepares a little longer and can start up juice which will paint carrots.
4. Try not to digest vegetables. It belongs, in particular, to potatoes. That it didn't boil soft, for its cooking there is quite enough 15-20 minutes. Don't forget that longer time of preparation doesn't mean the best readiness. You can check readiness of vegetables on their color and softness. Vegetables shouldn't change the color. As for softness, it is easy to check it a knife or a fork which have to enter ready vegetables easily.
5. Cook vegetables directly before giving on a table that they kept an attractive look. They are already completely ready-to-serve and don't demand any additional processing. It is possible to water slightly them with a soy-bean sauce, lemon juice or olive oil and also to decorate with greens, for example, leaves of a basil or parsley.
6. For convenience you can use the table of approximate preparation time of various vegetables in the double boiler. However it is necessary to consider that this approximate time therefore it is desirable to adhere to the experience and gustatory senses at preparation.
7. Preparation of vegetables on couple has natural character: the dish is cooked at high temperature, without excess additives, at the same time keeping useful properties, minerals and vitamins which don't remain at other methods of thermal treatment. One more advantage of preparation of vegetables on couple is preparation time. It rather fast in comparison with usual ways of preparation (when cooking or frying) as steam hotter, than the boiling water, respectively, products are preparing quicker. Besides, the double boiler quickly and just washes after use. If you still didn't get such useful thing in economy as the double boiler, and didn't try a dish and vegetables steamed surely make it to estimate their natural taste and usefulness.