Polenta today takes a high position in the daily diet of modern man.On its usefulness talk programs about health, it is recommended to leading nutritionists and doctors, it is firmly established in the menu of restaurants, cafeterias, cafés, and cozy apartment kitchen.How useful corn porridge and how she came to us?
Corn (or maize) came to Europe from America in the middle of the XVI century.In many countries, corn meal porridge become a truly national traditional dishes.For example, in Italy, are preparing "polenta" - gruel, eat it with meat, cheese, mushrooms, anchovies, and as a separate dish or as a side dish.In the solar Moldova and Romania, as well as in the Western Ukraine locals prepare hominy - a thick porridge of cornmeal large or medium grind.It is served with fried fish, stewed or roasted pork meat, cheese, fried eggs with bacon.Due to the large amount of fiber, corn cleanses the intestines and stomach, normalizes the digestive system.Also, corn grits promotes the conclusion of toxins, a variety of harmful substances, radionuclides.It is very useful for young children and teenagers.It has beneficial effects on cardiac system, lowers cholesterol, improves the complexion, strengthens bones and teeth.
Porridge can be cooked as a main dish, but you can as a dessert or as a quick breakfast before work or school.
How to cook corn porridge?Milk or water?Of course, it will taste better with milk, but with a strict diet can be cooked pretty tasty gruel and water.
very gentle, but it turns out hearty corn porridge with pumpkin.Besides preparing it quickly and easily.
What is it you need:
- corn grits - half a cup;
- milk - 400 ml;
- stoned pumpkin - 300 g;
- sugar - 1 tbsp.spoon;
- butter.
How to cook corn porridge with milk and pumpkin
In a small pot, pour the milk and bring it to a boil.Important: do not go very far from the plate, as milk has the ability to "get away" at a time when you turn away for a second.When milk is boiled, poured into a sugar and reduce fire.By the way, you can use honey instead of sugar.In my opinion, as it turns out even tastier.Following the sugar gently and slowly poured into the pot barley.Cook porridge 15-20 minutes, stirring constantly necessarily.
Before cooking corn porridge with milk, you have to prepare the pumpkin: wash, remove seeds, cut the peel and cut into small cubes.Cook the pumpkin until soft in a saucepan with the milk.Remove and mash with potato masher or grind it in a blender.Thereafter, in the same milk can be welded directly to pulp.
When the porridge is almost ready, add the pumpkin and butter.Let sit a few minutes.
Now I'll tell you how to cook corn porridge with milk and mushrooms and zucchini.
What do you need from accounting for 4 persons:
- corn grits - 250 grams;
- milk - 600 ml;
- courgettes (or zucchini) - 300 grams;
- Onions - 1 head;
- mushrooms - 200 grams;
- vegetable oil;
- seasonings.
Method of preparation:
onion and zucchini slice is not very large cubes, 2x2 cm, mushrooms, preferably mushrooms, sliced.Fry over medium heat all 5-7 minutes.
Roasted vegetables spread out on the bottom of portion pots.Top pour the flour and pour the hot milk.Add the seasonings and mix.At a temperature of 250 degrees, cook porridge in the oven 25 minutes, then lower the temperature to 160 degrees and cook it for another 40 minutes.
After preparing to saturate soak mess in the oven a couple of minutes, then serve directly in the pot.Very tasty and unusual, try it!
