The Beijing cabbage is used for preparation of salads, borsches, stuffed cabbage, etc. Broth of this vegetable is capable to struggle with stomach diseases and also an acne, insomnia, bronchial asthma, etc.
The homeland of the Beijing cabbage is China. In this country it enjoys special popularity thanks to ability to well shade taste of sharp and sweet sauces. This vegetable is extremely tasty and useful. It contains a large amount of minerals, vitamins, organic acids and food fibers. And how to use the Beijing cabbage?
What can be prepared from "Pekinese"
The Beijing cabbage is rich with carotene and citric acid – the natural preservatives allowing to keep long time fresh and excellent taste of a product. Cook various salads, stuffed cabbage, soups, borsches from this vegetable, use for ornament, put in sandwiches and other fast food. Here recipe for Novgorod salad: 300 g of the Beijing cabbage small to chop, grind hands with salt, to add the boiled pork tongue cut by small straws in number of 200 g, the grated one fresh apple, to bank of tinned peas and 50 g of the pounded fried walnuts. To sprinkle vinegar, and in 10 minutes to dress with mayonnaise to taste.
The Beijing cabbage is made sour, pickled and salted, and still it is extremely good in combination with arugula. These greens impact to a dish unusual, spicy and nut relish. Koreans do not imagine a meal without traditional national dish of kimchi. Fans ostrenky and those who woke up with the sore head after an evening feast can appreciate it. For preparation of this Korean dish it is necessary to cut an average head of cabbage of the Beijing cabbage lengthways on 4 parts, to salt and to lay densely in a pan. To prepare a brine at the rate of the 2nd tablespoons on 1 liter of water and to fill in cabbage of 1.5 l of a cold brine. To press down vegetable a saucer and to remove in the fridge for 2 days. On incident of this time to take out cabbage from a pan, to wash out, wring out, cut squares and to mix with gas station. For preparation of gas station 4-5 of garlic glove to squeeze out via the garlic press, to add 1 tablespoon of ground chili pepper, 1-2 pieces of small cut red burning pepper, 1 teaspoon of a shredded coriander, the grated ginger root (2-centimeter piece), 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and salt to taste. To mix everything, to lay out in a pan, to close a cover and to put to the warm place for 1-2 days. To give to a table with seeds of sesame and fresh greens.
The Beijing cabbage in medicine
Vegetable is widely used in traditional medicine for treatment of various diseases. In particular, Pekineses broth is used in therapy of stomach diseases and cardiovascular illnesses, acne, insomnia, bronchial asthma, itch, mastopathy, inflammation a century, etc. Hygienic properties to the Beijing cabbage were attributed by ancient Romans, and in China and Japan with consumption of this vegetable connect big life expectancy.