Cauliflower has long been very popular in cooking. The reason for this phenomenon is very simple - the vegetable is rich in useful composition, has original and very pleasant taste. To prepare a delicious dish from this product, you need to know how much to cook frozen cauliflower to get the best result.

How to cook cauliflower in a pan

It is important to know that this vegetable cannot be cooked in aluminum dishes, since when heated in such a container, vitamin C is destroyed in the product.

Essential Ingredients:

  • 1 forks of cabbage;
  • 1 tsp crystalline salt;
  • 1 tbsp. l table vinegar;
  • 3 tbsp. l olive oil;
  • spices to taste.

We act according to the scheme:

  1. Pour the required amount of drinking water into the enameled pan so that the forks are completely immersed in it, put on the stove and bring to a boil. The contents of the container salt.
  2. We put non-thawed cauliflower in boiling liquid, reduce the flame to moderate and cook until tender. In time it will take from 10 to 20 minutes. Cook without a lid so that the cabbage does not turn yellow.
  3. 2-3 minutes before the end of the process add vinegar. This procedure is necessary so that the stump section does not darken. We take the vegetable out of boiling water and put it in a colander, let it cool, cut it in a chaotic manner and add oil.

Cooking frozen cauliflower in a pan is not difficult and does not take much time.

How much to cook for frying

The cooking time of the vegetable before frying is very important, since the taste of the dish depends on it. In the recipe presented, we learn how to properly cook the product.

Essential Ingredients:

  • 1 head of cauliflower;
  • 3 tbsp. l vegetable oil;
  • 2 pcs. table eggs;
  • 2 tbsp. l flour;
  • pinches of salt and pepper.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. Pour water into an enameled container, bring to a boil in a high flame, pour salt.
  2. We divide the cabbage into inflorescences and carefully lower it into the pan. After boiling water with a vegetable, reduce the flame to the minimum mode and cook for 7-8 minutes in the open.
  3. After time, we take out the cabbage from the container, put it in a colander, let it cool.
  4. For batter, beat the eggs with a whisk, add a pinch of salt and black pepper, introduce flour, knead the mass well.
  5. Heat the oil in a pan. Dip the cooled cabbage inflorescences in a batter. Fry on both sides until golden brown.

It is not recommended to add a larger amount of flour to batter, since the more watery the mass, the more crispy the shell on the cabbage will turn out.

How to steam

The vegetable obtained in this way retains a large number of nutrients and is perfect for a diet menu.

 

We create a low-calorie dish of the following products:

  • 700 g of cauliflower;
  • ½ tsp iodized salt;
  • 1 tsp table mustard;
  • 80 g of Poshekhonsky cheese.

Cooking by the algorithm:

  1. We disassemble the head of cabbage with a knife into inflorescences, which we spread in a double boiler bowl.
  2. Pour water into the saucepan of the unit, add salt and bring to a boil over high heat, then set the bowl with the vegetable on a double boiler. The heat treatment time for cabbage is 10 minutes.
  3. At the end of cooking, grease the vegetable with mustard and sprinkle with grated cheese. We stand in the double boiler for another 10-15 minutes.

Decorate the dish with finely chopped parsley.

Baby food

For the first feeding a vegetable of a small peanut, according to pediatricians, cauliflower is suitable.

We prepare from the components:

  • 500 g of cabbage inflorescences;
  • 2 chicken eggs;
  • 30 g butter;
  • 10 g of salt.

Cooking in stages:

  1. Pour water into a saucepan, bring to a boil, throw salt.
  2. We throw cabbage into the seething liquid. Cook after boiling for 6-7 minutes.
  3. We get the inflorescences and put them in a colander to cool.
  4. Grind the vegetable with a blender to a homogeneous consistency. Add to the mass of eggs and a few grams of salt. Beat the mixture.
  5. Lubricate the silicone molds with softened oil and lay out the resulting composition in them. Bake in an oven heated to 180 ° C for 10 minutes.

It remains to cool the souffle and regale small gourmets.

How much to cook in milk

This dish is prepared in a pan with a thick bottom or in a saucepan.

At hand, you must have the following products:

  • 500 g of cauliflower;
  • 4 tbsp. l refined oil;
  • 400 ml of drinking water;
  • 500 ml of cow's milk;
  • 150 g of Kostroma cheese;
  • 200 g of onions;
  • a bunch of parsley;
  • spices to taste.

Course of action:

  1. We peel the onion from the husk, cut into half rings, fry in oil in a skillet.
  2. We divide the cabbage into separate inflorescences.
  3. Add vegetables to the onion, pour in milk and water, salt, pepper and salt. Cook until cabbage is cooked for 10-12 minutes.
  4. We wash the greens, shake off the liquid, chop finely with a knife.
  5. Sprinkle the vegetable dish with grated cheese and parsley.

Wheat crackers are perfect in this dish, which you need to pour in just before serving.

Cooking tips

For the preparation of various dishes of cauliflower, there are small secrets that help to create a real culinary and masterpiece from the vegetable.

  • Cook frozen cabbage without thawing the product.
  • The preparedness of the vegetable is determined by three signs: it should be elastic, slightly crunchy, with the shape of the inflorescences preserved.
  • If cabbage is cooked for salads, then in addition to salt, do not add other spices to the water so as not to spoil the piquant taste of the vegetable.
  • For cooking, enameled dishes, clay pots or containers made of refractory material are suitable.
  • When buying frozen cauliflower, you should focus on the integrity of the inflorescences: if they are crumbled or have a large layer of ice, then the freezing conditions have been violated.

You can cook a huge number of different dishes from this vegetable. And each will be delicious and appetizing in its own way.

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