The value of cauliflower is difficult to overestimate. This vegetable is rich in various vitamins, minerals and fiber. Cauliflower has practically no contraindications, it can be eaten by people of all ages. Cauliflower can be an excellent first-feeding option for a small child. She is not allergenic and very useful, so you can not fear for the health of the baby.
Properly cooked cabbage can be a real treat, both every day and on a festive table. Consider how to bake it with cheese and sour cream, as well as give a couple of quick recipes.
The benefits and harm of dishes
It is difficult to imagine a balanced diet diet in which there will be no cauliflower or dishes baked in the oven. The oven is the true friend of anyone who cares about their health. It helps to make almost any food much tastier and at the same time retains all the vitamins and nutrients.
Cauliflower has a very complex chemical composition, it is rich:
- enzymes;
- vitamins C, PP, A, D, H, E, K;
- removes accumulated toxins from the body;
- prevents the development and occurrence of cancer;
- helps to lose weight;
- magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, fluorine, manganese, chlorine, potassium, copper and iron.
Cauliflower flavored with sour cream is a tasty and healthy dish. Animal fats contained in sour cream, help to absorb useful substances and vitamins. The caloric content of the finished product - 88, 67 calories per 100 grams, protein - 3%, carbohydrates - 1%, fat - 9%. Due to the low energy value of the dish can be eaten during the diet as the last evening meal.
Cauliflower is often used in blanks.. On the Internet there are many recipes, using which you can close the delicious salads for the winter. They will be a great snack on a festive table. Thrifty housewives freeze this vegetable (for more information about the recipes for cooking frozen cauliflower in the oven, you can find out here). In this way, year-round delight your loved ones with tasty and healthy food.
We offer to watch a video about the use of cauliflower and cautions when it is used:
Step by step instructions for cooking in the oven with cheese and sour cream
Before you start cooking, the hostess must choose a product. Only a fresh, not damaged head of cabbage can bring not only benefits, but also pleasure in the process of eating.
Ingredient list:
- cauliflower head - 400-500 grams;
- sour cream 15-20% - 200-250 grams;
- salt, pepper, favorite spices - to taste.
Getting to the cooking process.
- Selection. When inspecting the heading you like, you should pay attention to the fact that the inflorescences are tight to each other, have a uniform ivory color, and there are no dirt or mechanical damage on the flowers.
- Cabbage preparation. Head out well rinse and let the water drain. It is possible to dry the inflorescences with a paper towel. Cabbage divided into several parts and cut lengthwise into portions. Put the obtained parts on greased parchment.
- Sour cream preparation. Sour cream, not less than 15% fat content mixed with salt, pepper and other spices. Dip each piece in sour cream sauce and put it on a baking tray. Spread the remaining sour cream evenly over the cabbage slices with a brush.
- Sent to the oven. Prepared cabbage is sent to the oven preheated to 200 degrees for 25 minutes. After this time is over, turn off the oven and let it stand for another 10-15 minutes.
After all the manipulations carried out, you can serve the finished dish to the table.
We offer to watch a video on how to cook cauliflower with cheese and sour cream:
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How to add baked vegetables?
For those who prefer to eat properly and at the same time loves the variety in food you can enjoy. Cauliflower is a truly universal product, it can be combined, practically, with anything.
You can also bake vegetables:
- With cheese. Fans of fragrant cheese crust can, before sending a pan with buds in the oven, sprinkle the dish with their favorite sort of grated cheese. Those who want the cheese to be slightly melted can add it at the very end of cooking, after the oven is turned off, and the dish remains in it to stand.
With greens and garlic. Fans of savory flavors can spice up the delicacy with garlic. In order to give the garlic and herbs aroma, they must be finely chopped and added to the sauce. If you want to achieve sharpness and a new bright taste, then you need to add the mixture at the very end of cooking.- With bacon. It is recommended to slice the bacon slices, roll them up and put them in between the inflorescences.
- With apples. Cauliflower baked with apples and sour cream will play a special flavor if you add a pinch of curry. Before cooking, apples should be peeled and coreed, cut into slices and boiled over, put on the stove, adding a few carnation flowers, and cooked until soft. After the apples are ready, mash them, add your favorite spices and add to the cream sauce.
- With other vegetables (carrots, asparagus, tomatoes, onions, Mexican vegetable mix, eggplants, zucchini). The taste of cauliflower can favorably emphasize other vegetables. To do this, just select your favorite vegetables, wash them, dry with a towel, cut into small slices and put on a baking sheet, richly watered with sour cream sauce. Bake until done.
- With vegetable oil. Ideal olive refined oil. It is necessary to add italian or Italian herbs and salt, dip it in portion portions of cabbage and put on a sheet for baking. Bake for 25 minutes at 200 degrees.
With greens and garlic. Fans of savory flavors can spice up the delicacy with garlic. In order to give the garlic and herbs aroma, they must be finely chopped and added to the sauce. If you want to achieve sharpness and a new bright taste, then you need to add the mixture at the very end of cooking.Blitz recipes from the "guests on the threshold" series
Any hostess knows that you can quickly cook a side dish or main course from this vegetable. Even when guests are very close, you can quickly prepare an amazing treat.
Stewed with mushrooms
For the preparation we need:
- cauliflower - 400-500 grams;
- champignons, in the same amount as cabbage;
- one onion;
- low-fat sour cream 200-250 gr;
- a pair of garlic cloves;
- spoon of vegetable oil;
- salt, spices and herbs to taste.
- Cabbage to make out on blankets inflorescences in boiled water.
- Fry the sliced mushrooms, onions and cabbage in a frying pan until half ready.
- Then add sour cream to the pan and add salt and spices.
- Stew until tender.
- If the gravy is too thick, you can add to it the water that remained after blanching.
- Before serving, put on a dish and decorate with greens.
We offer to watch a video on how to cook cauliflower with mushrooms:
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Cream soup
Required:
- in equal parts potatoes, cauliflower; carrots about 300 grams;
- one onion;
- garlic clove;
- 1.5 faceted glass of water;
- tablespoon butter;
- 200 grams of cream;
- salt, pepper, bay leaf and other spices, according to their own preferences.
- Wash vegetables, peel and boil until cooked in salted water with spices.
- After the vegetables are cooked add cream and cream a little in the pan.
- Put it on a slow fire for 15 minutes and ensure that the mixture does not boil.
- After this time, blend everything with a blender.
- Arrange in portions and decorate with greens.
We offer you to watch a video on how to make a cauliflower puree soup:
Cauliflower can be baked with potatoes in the oven. More details about the recipe for cooking cauliflower with potatoes and other vegetables in the oven can be found here.
How to serve
Cauliflower baked in sour cream - a versatile dish. It is perfect as a side dish for meat or fish. He is not ashamed to put on the festive table. One of the best additions to it can be meat stewed, roasted or baked on the coals. You can also make a casserole of this vegetable and meat (for more information about the recipe for cooking cauliflower casseroles with different types of meat in the oven, you can learn in this material, and more information about the recipe for cauliflower baked in the oven with minced meat and vegetables can be found here) .
Fried in a pan, grate or steamed fish will sparkle with new flavors in combination with this tasty and healthy vegetable. A great and elegant way to serve cauliflower is in portions. Each guest should have a couple of pieces of delicacy decorated with finely chopped fresh herbs in the plate.
You can offer fresh summer vegetables and various sauces that will give the dish originality.
A photo
In the photo you can see how you can serve a vegetable baked with cheese and sour cream:
Conclusion
Cauliflower - a storehouse of nutrients, as well as a very tasty product. Cooking this vegetable there are many variations. A good housewife can easily choose a cooking method that will become a favorite with her household.
