Cooking on the heated stone — a season novelty which becomes more and more popular in restaurants and cafe. It is possible to prepare on a stone any products, thanks to uniform heating of a dish turn out gentle, fragrant, with a crisp. The main plus is that it is possible to sit long with friends, to prepare on a small piece exactly as there is a wish, and the dish will always be fresh and hot.
It is required to you
- - flat stone;
- - heating source (plate, oven, fire, spirit torch);
- - products.
Instruction
1. First of all pick up a suitable stone. It has to have a smooth surface about 15х15 cm, good heat conductivity that warmly long remained. The polished stones as it is easy to wash them are most hygienic. Stones габродиабаз which are got in Karelia are very much appreciated, talkokhlorit and also stones of volcanic origin, they don't crumble and don't burst. As a last resort it is possible to try to prepare on usual smooth cobble-stones which meet on coast of the rivers.
2. Consider that the stone, the more time is thicker it demands for heating, but and it will longer hold heat. Optimum thickness — 10-15 cm. It is possible to prepare also by means of two flat stones. In this case the lower stone lies on hot coals, stack products on it, from above close the second flat stone, also heated. As a result temperature processing is carried out from two parties at once.
3. Correctly warm a stone that it didn't crack and I didn't break up. It is possible to heat in an oven, on a plate, on a shive or in a fireplace. The gradualness of heating, from room temperature to a raskalennost is important. Besides, the stone has to be absolutely dry, at strong heating damp vapor pressure is created inside and he can even explode.
4. To prepare much and quickly, think of constant heating. For this purpose it is possible to establish a stone on a support, and a baking plate it to put one or two spirit torches. If on a heated stone it is possible to fry within 20-30 minutes, then on such "plate" it is possible to prepare though the whole day.
5. If you bought a stone plate in shop, follow the instruction for application. Such stones can't be washed with aggressive cleaners, and products for preparation turn in a foil or parchment paper without fat use.
6. When the stone becomes rather hot, grease a surface with fat or oil and lay out products for frying. Most often on stones fry meat, fish, vegetables, seafood. It is also possible to roast the bread, eggs cut by pieces fruit.
7. If to slice products thin, they will be roasted quickly and will be crunchy. Large pieces demand longer preparation, thanks to uniform heat from a stone they are fried thoroughly evenly on all thickness. Choose the method of cooking, it is possible to try different ways at the same time. That meat or fish I was more juicy, in preparation time water them with broth or sauce.