Cauliflower is healthy and not too high in calories; it serves as the basis for many tasty and healthy dishes. However, it can only be preserved for the winter in the form of canned food or frozen. The latter method of harvesting this vegetable is preferable, as it allows you to preserve all its benefits and organoleptic qualities. If you know how to cook cauliflower, you can enrich your family menu with many truly delicious and nutritious dishes.
Cooking features
It is easier to prepare dishes from frozen cauliflower than from fresh cauliflower, since it does not require washing, peeling, or soaking in a saline solution to get rid of insects. Usually it is enough to defrost it, but sometimes even this is not necessary: most often, frozen cauliflower is placed in a container for cooking without waiting for it to thaw, and this does not negatively affect the organoleptic qualities of the food. However, the process of preparing frozen cauliflower dishes has a number of subtleties. And the cook should know about these important points before moving on to cooking.
- For cooking in a frying pan, cabbage inflorescences of approximately the same size are suitable, not too large, but also small. It is advisable to use large and small inflorescences for soups.
- It is advisable to defrost cabbage only if it needs to be chopped or dipped in dough without first boiling it. If the vegetables will be boiled, there is no need to defrost them. Small inflorescences can even be fried and baked without prior thawing and boiling.
- Boiling cabbage shortens the time of its subsequent heat treatment, making it more tender and soft. However, it should not be long, since otherwise the cabbage will completely lose its pleasant crunchiness, and will also become less useful due to the destruction of some of the vitamins. It takes 8-12 minutes to bring frozen cauliflower to full readiness (a little less time is required to cook cabbage that has been heat-treated before freezing, a little more time is required to cook cabbage that has been frozen without prior blanching). If you are going to fry or stew the cabbage after boiling, it is enough to blanch it for 4-6 minutes.
Soups, main courses, and cold appetizers are prepared from frozen cabbage. It is fried, stewed, baked. The technology for preparing dishes from it depends on the specific recipe. To obtain the expected result, it is advisable to follow the instructions accompanying the specific recipe.
Frozen cauliflower in a frying pan
- frozen cauliflower – 0.5 kg;
- breadcrumbs – 150 g;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- chicken egg – 2 pcs.;
- refined vegetable oil - how much will be needed.
- Boil water in a saucepan, pour cabbage into it. Wait for the water in the pan to boil again.
- Boil the cabbage for 3-4 minutes, then remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a container of cold water.
- Place the cabbage in a colander and let it dry.
- Break the eggs into a bowl, add salt and pepper. Whisk.
- Place the crackers on a separate plate.
- Heat oil in a frying pan.
- Take a cabbage inflorescence in your hand, dip it in the egg mixture, then bread it in breadcrumbs and place in boiling oil. Similarly, coat the remaining cabbage florets with the egg and breadcrumbs and place in the pan.
- Fry the cabbage on all sides until golden brown. This will take 7-8 minutes.
Place the fried cabbage on a napkin so that it absorbs excess oil, after which the appetizing dish can be served.
How to cook cauliflower in the microwave
1
Wash the cabbage head in running water.
2
We disassemble into individual inflorescences.
3
Place in a microwave-safe bowl.
4
Pour in 2 tablespoons of water.
Frozen cauliflower in batter
- cauliflower – 0.5 kg;
- chicken egg – 2 pcs.;
- sour cream – 150 ml;
- salt – 3 g;
- sugar - a pinch;
- soda - a pinch;
- wheat flour – 100-130 g;
- refined vegetable oil - how much will be needed.
- Boil the water. Without defrosting, place the cauliflower in it. Once the contents of the pan come to a boil again, set aside for 3 minutes. After the specified time, catch the cabbage with a slotted spoon and transfer it to a container filled with cold water. After 2-3 minutes, drain the cabbage in a colander and let it dry.
- Break the eggs into a bowl, add salt and sugar. Whisk the eggs.
- Add sour cream and soda to the eggs, whisk the products together.
- Sift the flour. Adding it in small parts to the egg-sour cream mixture and stirring, prepare a dough whose consistency resembles thick sour cream.
- Heat oil in a frying pan. There is no need to save it.
- Dip the cabbage florets in the batter and place in a hot frying pan. Fry the cabbage until the dough is browned on all sides.
- Place the cabbage on a plate, blot with a napkin to remove excess fat and serve.
Battered cauliflower can be served hot or cold. This dish is suitable for a buffet table.
Breaded
Fried cauliflower in batter may well be considered a dietary recipe if you use a minimum of oil. Plus, this is an egg-free recipe.
It is believed that the taste of this dish is superior to meat.
Required Products:
- 150 grams of flour;
- seasonings to your taste;
- glass of water;
- about 600 grams of cabbage.
Cooking process:
- First, let's make a batter: mix flour with water so that you get a fairly thick mass, similar to sour cream. Add the selected seasonings and be sure to add salt and pepper.
- We cut the cabbage into pieces, completely envelop it in the prepared mass and place it in a hot frying pan. Fry until it turns golden brown.
Frozen cauliflower in the oven
- frozen cauliflower – 0.45 kg;
- hard or semi-hard cheese – 120 g;
- butter – 50 g;
- wheat flour – 40 g;
- milk – 0.35 l;
- turmeric – a pinch;
- refined vegetable oil – 20 ml;
- salt - to taste.
- Boil water, salt it, boil cauliflower in it for 3-4 minutes.
- Place the cabbage in a colander and let it cool slightly and dry.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan. Place the sifted flour in it and fry it until it turns brown.
- While whisking the contents of the saucepan, pour cold milk into it in a thin stream.
- Add turmeric and salt. Cook the sauce, stirring with a spatula, until it thickens. If there are any lumps of flour in the sauce, strain it through a sieve.
- Finely grate the cheese.
- Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil and place cabbage in it.
- Pour sauce over cabbage and sprinkle with cheese.
- Place the pan in the oven and turn it on. Wait until the oven temperature reaches 170-180 degrees and cook the cabbage at this temperature for 25-35 minutes.
A cauliflower dish prepared according to the given recipe has a delicate creamy taste and is satisfying and appetizing. It’s not a shame to put such a dish even on a holiday table.
Frozen cauliflower in a slow cooker
- frozen cauliflower – 0.5 kg;
- semolina – 50 g;
- chicken egg – 2 pcs.;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- refined vegetable oil – 30 ml.
- Grease the multicooker bowl with oil and place the cabbage in it. There is no need to defrost it.
- Beat the eggs with a whisk, add salt and pepper.
- Mix the egg mass with semolina. Pour the resulting mixture over the cabbage.
- Start the unit by activating the “Bake” program. Set the timer for half an hour.
After the specified time, the cabbage can be placed on plates and served as a side dish or main dish.
Cauliflower fried with sausages
- cauliflower – 0.4–0.5 kg;
- hunting sausages – 0.3 kg;
- eggplant – 0.2 kg;
- onion – 100 g;
- carrots – 100 g;
- dill - to taste;
- salt - to taste;
- vegetable oil - as much as needed.
- Prepare the cabbage by breaking it into small florets, rinsing and soaking in salted water to remove insects.
- Cut the eggplants into cubes, soak them in salted water for half an hour, rinse and dry.
- Peel the onion and chop finely.
- Coarsely grate the carrots.
- Cut the sausages into circles.
- Fry onions and carrots in a deep frying pan.
- After 5 minutes, add the eggplants and fry for another 5 minutes.
- Add the sausages and fry them along with the eggplants for 5 minutes.
- Place the cauliflower in the same pan and fry the vegetables for another 5 minutes.
- Salt, pepper, add dill and add a small amount of water (half a glass is enough).
- Cover with a lid and simmer until the water has almost completely evaporated.
This unusual cauliflower dish will captivate you from the first spoon.
Frying cauliflower in a frying pan is easy. The process of preparing delicious dishes does not take much time. Meanwhile, the dishes turn out appetizing, tasty, and satisfying.
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I recommend preparing a very tasty and satisfying vegetable side dish. This is fried cauliflower. The recipe will surprise you with its simplicity. The cauliflower is tender and juicy, with a golden crispy crust.
Frozen Broccoli and Cauliflower Cooked in a Pan
- cauliflower (frozen) – 0.4 kg;
- frozen broccoli – 0.4 kg;
- chicken egg – 3 pcs.;
- butter – 20 g;
- salt, pepper - to taste.
- Boil 2 liters of water in a saucepan, add 2 teaspoons of salt.
- Place frozen broccoli and cauliflower florets in boiling water. Once the water in the pan begins to boil again, cook the cabbage for about 5-7 minutes.
- Place both types of cabbage in a colander and let the water drain.
- Melt the butter in a deep frying pan and add the cauliflower and broccoli to the pan. Fry them for a few minutes, stirring with a spatula to evaporate excess liquid.
- In a bowl, mix raw eggs with a little salt and pepper.
- Pour the eggs over the cabbage and continue frying for 3-4 minutes, vigorously stirring the contents of the pan.
Recipe with photo: simple, quick and tasty
Below is the basic recipe for cooking cauliflower in a frying pan and its variations with photos. Ingredients for 4 servings :
- Cauliflower – 1 large head.
- Salt.
- Seasonings, herbs - to taste.
- Vegetable or olive oil for frying.
If the inflorescences are initially boiled for 5-7 minutes, the frying time will be shortened and the cabbage will be soft and juicy. However, for crispier pieces, the florets are fried raw without pre-cooking.
How to properly fry cauliflower? Pre-boiled inflorescences are placed in a heated frying pan with oil and fried for 5 minutes over high heat, this allows you to get a crust and retain the juice inside. Then the dish is fried for another 7-10 minutes at a reduced temperature under the lid. If desired, you can season the dish with spices to taste .
Another simple way is to roll boiled inflorescences in flour or breadcrumbs and fry them. A couple of minutes before readiness, pour over a dressing made from vegetable oil, garlic and finely chopped herbs. We wrote in more detail about this preparation of cauliflower in this article.
Variations
Recipes for cooking cauliflower in a frying pan are simple and varied. To make the dish more satisfying and complete, you can fry it with lean meat, chicken or minced meat. For spice lovers, you can add a variety of spices and herbs to complement the neutral flavor of cauliflower.
You can fry the inflorescences in a batter based on eggs, cheese, or just water and flour. In general, a whole expanse of imagination for every taste.
With Chiken
You can prepare a very healthy, dietary dish from cauliflower and chicken . With such a successful combination of products, you get a delicious lunch.
- In a frying pan with vegetable oil, fry pieces of chicken fillet or breast, grated carrots, chopped onions for about 10 minutes.
- Add tomato paste, salt and pepper to taste, and heat everything up for a few more minutes.
- Add cabbage and fry over medium heat for 20 minutes. It is necessary to stir periodically.
With sour cream
To prepare stewed cauliflower in sour cream sauce, you need to simmer the boiled inflorescences in advance under the lid for 15 minutes with the addition of onion, butter or vegetable oil. Add your favorite spices, sour cream and cook for another 7-10 minutes over low heat .
With minced meat
- Pour olive oil into a deep frying pan and fry the onion and garlic until golden brown.
- The minced meat is simmered for 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Then add tomato paste, salt, pepper, mix everything and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Next, inflorescences and olives are laid out. And cook under a closed lid over low heat for about 25 minutes.
With meat
A rather tasty and satisfying dish is made from cauliflower and meat. Veal is chopped into medium pieces, fried over medium heat for 20-25 minutes, salt is added to taste, cauliflower is fried until done. Total cooking time: 40 minutes.
With cheese
Cheese batter is most harmonious with cauliflower:
- Beat the eggs with beer, add spices and flour and beat well with a whisk so that there are no lumps left.
- Mix the resulting batter with grated cheese.
- Each inflorescence is dipped in batter and fried in hot oil until golden brown.
You can place it on a napkin to remove excess oil from the finished dish.
With onion
Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the cauliflower florets for about 5 minutes. Add salt, sprinkle with herbs, add diced onion and garlic. Fry for a couple more minutes until the onion softens, without overcooking the crust.
With egg
Alternatively, you can cook cabbage with egg. To do this, you will need to add chopped and blanched onions, and at the end of frying - 2-3 raw eggs for literally a minute. The fire is turned off and the dish is stirred, during which time the egg has time to bake .
We invite you to watch a video on how to cook cauliflower with egg in a frying pan:
With eggplants
The result is a tender vegetable stew. Heat the vegetable oil, fry the onions and carrots, add the eggplants for 5 minutes. Add inflorescences and salt to almost ready vegetables, mix and simmer over low heat under a lid for 10 -15 minutes.
With tomatoes
- The tomato is first scalded in a pan of boiling water, the skin is peeled, the seeds and juice are removed, and the pulp is cut.
- The inflorescences are fried in oil.
- The tomatoes are cut into small pieces and added to the lightly fried cauliflower.
- The dish is mixed, covered with a lid and simmered over low heat for 20 minutes.
We invite you to watch a video on how to cook cauliflower with tomatoes in a frying pan:
Lenten option
An appetizing hot dish of cabbage and vegetables will please the whole family . Ruddy potatoes fried with cabbage and beans turn out so aromatic and tasty that you will simply lick your fingers.
- Potatoes are cut into 1.5 cm cubes.
- Fry in vegetable oil for 7 minutes until golden brown.
- Then add onions, beans, spices to the pan and mix everything until smooth, fry for 5 minutes.
- Lay out the cabbage and cook for another 10-15 minutes.
Baked Cauliflower (frozen)
- frozen cauliflower – 0.45 kg;
- chicken egg – 3 pcs.;
- cheese – 150 g;
- sour cream – 120 ml;
- garlic – 3 cloves;
- salt, paprika, mixture of dried herbs - to taste;
- refined vegetable oil - how much will be needed.
- Without defrosting, add the cabbage to boiling salted water and boil for 5 minutes.
- Transfer the cabbage to a greased baking dish.
- Break the eggs into a bowl, add salt, pepper, dried herbs and sour cream. Whisk.
- Add garlic passed through a press and finely grated cheese into the sour cream-egg mixture.
- Cover the cabbage with the prepared mixture.
- Place the pan with cabbage in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake it for 25-30 minutes.
Cabbage prepared according to this recipe is a complete snack that does not require any additions.
Cauliflower dishes are equally delicious regardless of whether it is fresh or frozen. Frozen vegetables can be fried, stewed, baked. There are many recipes for eating them, and they are all good in their own way.
Ingredients
- Head of frozen cauliflower - 600 g. Egg - 2 pieces Pepper - 14 tsp. Rusks (breadcrumbs) - 100-120 g. Iodized salt - 1/2 tsp. Bunch of greens Oil - 50 g.
Instructions
Frozen cauliflower dishes are good for children and adults. Fried in a frying pan in batter and breadcrumbs, it will delight you with its delicious, delicate taste and quickly saturate the body. This dish can be placed on the table as a side dish or as an independent snack.
To make cabbage more healthy, frying oil should be taken in small quantities. Preparing frozen cabbage is easy and simple. This will only take a few minutes.
Products for cooking:
- head of frozen cauliflower - 600 g;
- egg - 2 pieces;
- pepper - 14 tsp;
- bread crumbs - 100-120 g;
- iodized salt - 1/2 tsp;
- for decoration - a bunch of greenery;
- for frying oil - 50 g.
Step-by-step preparation of cabbage in batter and breadcrumbs:
1. Thaw the vegetable inflorescences and place them in a pan of salted boiling water. Boil for 5 minutes and drain in a colander. Cut into small pieces so that it is convenient to fry them. 2. Let's prepare the batter. In a small bowl, beat eggs, salt and pepper. 3. Dip each piece of cabbage first in the egg, then roll in breadcrumbs. 4. Place the prepared vegetable in a frying pan in hot oil and fry over moderate heat for about 2 minutes. 5. Transfer to the other side and fry for the same number of minutes. We don't add any more oil. 6. Place the fried pieces of cauliflower on a plate and decorate with herbs. 7. The dish is ready, put it on the table and treat all your family and friends. The result is a beautiful and incredible-tasting delicacy that even kids will be delighted with. Such cabbage is quickly eaten not only hot, but also cold.
Cauliflower. How to cook cauliflower correctly? Cauliflower dish ideas
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Cauliflower is valued not only for its taste, but also for the benefits that the product contains. One of the simplest cauliflower dishes is boiled inflorescences, seasoned with butter or egg sauce.
Cauliflower can be salted, fried, canned,
Cauliflower can be fried, salted and even canned. In soups, this vegetable can even replace chicken in its nutritional qualities.
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How to properly boil cauliflower?
Buying cauliflower will not be difficult for you; you can do this in almost any store or supermarket.
But it is worth noting that cauliflower with white heads is of greatest value to us, since gray and green heads have a rather coarse taste and will cost more.
After purchasing, you will need to separate the green leaves from the head of cabbage and place them in salted water for about 30 minutes. This must be done in order to clean the cauliflower from all kinds of pests before cooking.
It is also worth noting that after this treatment you can eat cauliflower raw, but as a rule it is subjected to heat treatment.
The head of cabbage should be boiled whole or divided into inflorescences and cooked separately.
One of the most common cooking options for this vegetable is boiling.
You can boil cabbage frozen or raw. But boiling cabbage will significantly reduce the amount of vitamins and other beneficial substances that will remain in the product after boiling.
In order to minimize the loss of “vitamins” you will need to do the following:
- The inflorescences need to be placed in a pan with already boiling water
- The water level should be low. It should only cover the vegetables
- Cook without covering the pan with a lid. Over high heat for two to three minutes, then reduce the level and bring to readiness.
- There is no need to defrost frozen cauliflower before cooking.
- It is best to add vegetables to already salted water.
During cooking, you should not use copper and aluminum utensils, as they have a bad effect on the quality of taste. It is best to cook cauliflower in an enamel pan or use fireproof glassware and clay pots.
Cauliflower will turn out very tasty if it is slightly undercooked.
When finished, it should retain its elasticity and crunch in the mouth. If this vegetable is overcooked, it will not only lose more nutrients, but will also become less tasty.
In general, this type of cabbage cooks quickly. Therefore, in order not to overcook it, it is necessary to periodically check its readiness by piercing it with a fork or tasting it.
Roasted cauliflower. How to deliciously fry cauliflower in a frying pan?
Fried cauliflower is an excellent stand-alone dish or a very tasty side dish for meat. There are no special secrets in frying this vegetable. The most important thing is to prepare the products correctly. To do this, you need to peel the inflorescences from the top leaves and start frying.
- It is best to fry cauliflower with garlic and herbs. With their help, the dish will turn out to be very aromatic and tasty. But, when frying this vegetable, you need to make sure that the inflorescences do not burn. This can significantly degrade their taste.
- Peel the garlic. We will need 2-3 cloves. Crush them with a knife and fry them in a frying pan in vegetable oil. The readiness of garlic is determined by the light golden color it turns during frying.
- Now it's the turn of cauliflower. It (700 g) needs to be divided into inflorescences and placed in a frying pan in which the garlic comes. It is strictly forbidden to add water. Otherwise, the cabbage will turn out not fried, but boiled
- Fry the vegetables for 10 minutes, then add the thyme. After 5 minutes you can add a little water (about 100 ml). At this stage of frying, it is no longer scary. Moreover, water will make fried cauliflower more juicy and tasty.
- Reduce heat and add lemon zest. It needs to be made from a quarter of a lemon. Then add bay leaf and lemon juice to the pan with cabbage. We also make it from a quarter of the fruit. Before removing the pan from the stove, add black pepper and dill to it.
This roasted cauliflower can be served with grilled sausages or beef.
You can fry this vegetable in batter.
- To do this, you need to take breadcrumbs (75 g) and cauliflower (350 g). To prepare this dish you will also need salt, egg and vegetable oil.
- Before frying cauliflower, boil it in salted water for 10 minutes. It is advisable to boil it whole, and then divide it into inflorescences before frying.
- Prepare the batter. In a small bowl, beat the egg with a fork with a little salt. Then you need to add the crackers and mix everything again.
- Place the frying pan on the stove and heat it thoroughly. Dip the cauliflower in batter on all sides and place in the pan. Pour the remaining breading on top of the inflorescences. As soon as the vegetables are browned, you can remove the pan from the stove and serve the cabbage.
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Beef with cauliflower recipe
Meat goes very well with cauliflower. It is best to use young beef to prepare this dish. This meat contains few calories, so it can safely be called dietary.
- This recipe comes to us from Asian cuisine. Therefore, a special role in its preparation is given to marinating meat in soy sauce. This will make the meat very tender and tasty.
- Cut the beef (400 g) into small pieces. Mix soy sauce (3 tablespoons), sugar (1 tablespoon), rice vinegar (1 tablespoon) and starch (1 tablespoon). Marinate the meat for about half an hour.
- Cut the garlic (1 clove). Fry it in oil and add cauliflower (400 g). Fry for about a minute. Pour some water into the pan and simmer for five minutes.
- Fry ginger (half a teaspoon) over high heat. Add marinated meat to the pan. Combine beef and cabbage and cook until done.
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How to make creamy cauliflower soup?
Puree soups are not as popular in our country as in the West. But this does not mean that they should be abandoned. Moreover, cauliflower makes such soups an excellent source of many nutrients and vitamins.
- Melt butter (40 g) in a saucepan. Add flour (40 g) to it and mix. After a few minutes, add pre-boiled chicken broth (150 ml) to this mixture.
- You should get a thick sauce. Remove it from the heat and cool. Heat the chicken broth (1.3 ml) and pour it into the thick sauce prepared earlier. Mix until smooth and add boiled cabbage (a small head), eggs (2 pcs.), pepper, salt and cream (300 ml.), whipped in a blender. You can add a pinch of nutmeg for taste.
- This creamy soup goes well with dumplings. For them, you need to mix bread crumb (75 g), butter (10 g), milk, egg, salt and pepper together. We make small balls from the resulting “dough” and add them to the finished soup.
- Before serving, this soup should be garnished with herbs and sprinkled with grated cheese.
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How to make frozen cauliflower soup?
- Frozen cabbage is good for two reasons. Firstly, it can be bought all year round. And, secondly, when frozen, almost all useful substances are preserved. The dish offered below can hardly be called a culinary masterpiece. But everyone can cook it. And it will take very little time.
- Cut the onion (1 pc.) and potatoes (2-3 pcs.) into cubes. Fry them in a deep frying pan in vegetable oil until they brown.
- Add frozen cabbage (500 g) to the pan and pour in broth (1 l). Cook for about half an hour.
- Cool the soup and pour it into a blender. Add cream (100 ml), spices and mix the ingredients. Pour the resulting puree into the pan and boil for 1 minute. Pour into bowls and add ground red pepper.
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Delicious borscht with cauliflower, recipe
Borscht is one of the most popular dishes of all Slavic peoples. There are a great many of his recipes. You can also make borscht from cauliflower. This vegetable will make borscht incredibly tasty and healthy.
- Prepare the broth. Place beef breast (400 g) in a saucepan, fill it with water and put on fire. Remove the scale after boiling. Add carrots (2 pcs.) and onions (2 pcs.). The broth should cook for about 2 hours. After which the vegetables are removed from the pan. The meat is removed from the bones and placed back into the broth. There you need to add bay leaf and salt.
- Preparing the borscht dressing. Heat oil in a frying pan (50 g). Fry onion chopped into small pieces on it. Readiness is determined by its golden color. Add finely grated carrots. Sauté it with the onion for about 3 minutes.
- Add grated tomatoes (2 pcs.) and beets (2 pcs.) to the pan. Mix the ingredients. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 10-15 minutes over low heat. Then add half a glass of water and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Peel the potatoes (3 pieces) and cut them into small cubes. Add them to the broth. Divide cabbage (1 head) into inflorescences. And we also put it in the broth 5 minutes after adding the potatoes.
- Chop the greens (celery, dill, garlic) and add them to the broth. After 5 minutes, pour the roast into the broth. Stir and turn off the heat.
Vegetable stew with cauliflower, recipe
If you are on a diet, you can hardly be satisfied with your diet. But, according to experts, it is the meager diet during a diet that is often the obstacle that many cannot overcome. You can diversify your diet during a diet with the help of vegetable stew, the basis of which is cauliflower.
- Carefully divide the cauliflower (a quarter of a head) into inflorescences and wash. Pour water into the pan and add salt. Cook the cabbage for 7-8 minutes. Remove it from the pan and transfer it to a bowl.
- Chop the peeled onion (1 pc.) and carrots (1 pc.). Wash the zucchini (1 piece) and cut it into cubes. Heat a frying pan and pour oil into it. Fry onions and carrots.
- We clean the sweet pepper (1 pc.) from seeds. Cut it into large pieces and add to the onions and carrots. When the onions are browned, add the chopped zucchini to the pan. Add salt and mix.
- Wash the eggplants (2 pieces) and cut them into cubes. Add them and cauliflower to the rest of the vegetables. Add salt again and mix. Cut tomatoes (2-3 pcs.) into large cubes and add to the pan. Add greens.
- Add a little water, salt if necessary and simmer until done. The stew can be served with sour cream or mayonnaise. True, then the stew will not become dietary.
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Recipe for cauliflower with mushrooms
Mushrooms and cauliflower are excellent sources of protein for our body. Especially if you mix them in one dish. Mushrooms and cauliflower not only go well together, but complement each other perfectly.
- Cauliflower (1 head) must be peeled from green leaves and boiled in salted water.
- Clean the mushrooms (champignons are best for this recipe) and cut them into thin slices.
- Fry finely chopped garlic (2 cloves) in olive oil, add chopped champignons (150 g) to the pan. Sprinkle them with lemon juice. This will prevent them from turning black during cooking. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Now you need to prepare the famous Bechamel sauce. To do this, add flour (20 g) to melted butter and fry it. Pour milk (0.5 l) in a thin stream. Stir until the milk boils.
- Add salt, nutmeg and pepper. Cook for 4-5 minutes and remove from the stove.
- Place the fried champignons in a heatproof bowl. Place boiled cauliflower on top. Pour the sauce over everything and sprinkle with grated cheese. Cook for 10-15 minutes and serve.
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Omelet with cauliflower - a delicious protein dish, recipe!
Subtle aroma of cauliflower, complemented by the taste of butter and eggs. What could be better on a summer morning? The consistency of an omelette with cauliflower is very tender and tasty. And at the same time, its preparation is as simple as preparing regular scrambled eggs.
- Wash the cauliflower (300 g) under running water. We clear it of green leaves and divide it into inflorescences. Boil in salted water for 5-10 minutes. Remove the cabbage from the pan at the moment when its inflorescences become soft.
- Beat eggs (1-2 pcs.) using a blender or mixer. Add salt and pour in milk (3/4 cup). Stir until smooth. Carefully add flour (1.5 tablespoons). It is necessary to avoid the formation of lumps.
- Cut the cauliflower into small pieces. Heat the frying pan and place the cabbage there. Fry over medium heat until golden brown. Pour the egg mixture into the frying pan and fry the omelet on both sides.
The dish should be served with fresh vegetables and herbs.
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Where to begin?
Many people ask about how to deliciously cook cauliflower in a frying pan. First you need to prepare the vegetable for frying: peel and wash it, then divide it into inflorescences. The size of the pieces should be chosen so that they are convenient to fry and then eat. If you want to fry cauliflower in batter, you do not need to cut off the stem. It will be convenient for you to hold it and dip it into the batter.
Not everyone knows how to deliciously cook cauliflower in a frying pan. Let's try to clarify this issue. Before frying, the culture must be boiled. If you bought a vegetable with large florets, cut them in half. Boil water and salt it to taste. Place cabbage pieces into boiling water and cook for 5 minutes.
How to cook cauliflower in a saucepan
1
We wash the head of cabbage in running water.
2
We disassemble into inflorescences.
3
Add salt to the water.
4
Dip the pieces into water and cook for 8-10 minutes after boiling.
Frying process
How to cook cauliflower in a frying pan deliciously? Fry it for about a quarter of an hour over medium heat in an open container. When the heat is turned to low, cover the pan with a lid and cook the product for another 10 minutes. A crust forms on it during frying. It protects the vegetable from loss of beneficial qualities. Frozen cabbage does not need to be thawed (although the recipe below states otherwise). It, like fresh, must be boiled in salted water before frying. To do this, keep the vegetable for a couple of minutes (this is enough) in boiling water.
Step by step
- If you don't have fresh cauliflower, no problem! You can also use frozen. I usually leave about a kilogram of inflorescences for the winter to pamper my family with various delicacies. So, first you need to defrost the cabbage a little. To do this, I leave it in warm water directly in the bag for 20-30 minutes.
- After this, I carefully separate the inflorescences, wash them under running water and place them in salted boiling water. Boil the inflorescences for about 2 minutes and drain in a colander. At the same time, prepare the batter in the traditional way.
- Dip the inflorescences on all sides in the batter and place them in the frying pan.
- Fry on all sides over low heat.
- Serve frozen cauliflower in a frying pan, hot or cold, as an appetizer. You can add a little mayonnaise to the batter if desired.
Description of preparation:
Fried cauliflower completely replaces delicious and very healthy pies.
I often eat this dish during an afternoon snack or a light snack. I especially like dipping fried cabbage florets into some kind of spicy sauce. Preparing fried cauliflower is extremely simple. The cabbage needs to be boiled. While it is cooking, prepare a batter from flour, milk and eggs. Then roll the boiled cabbage inflorescences in batter and fry in vegetable oil. Purpose: For lunch / For dinner / For an afternoon snack / For a holiday table / Inexpensive Main ingredient: Vegetables / Cabbage / Cauliflower Dish: Appetizers / Side dishes Diet: Vegetarian food
Cooking with herbs and garlic
So, we continue to find out how to cook cauliflower in a frying pan deliciously. The simplest method of preparing this vegetable is to fry it with garlic and fresh herbs. To do this, the inflorescences need to be divided and then boiled. When cooking cauliflower, a specific smell appears, so many people cook it very rarely.
Let's continue further. Fry the boiled pieces in sunflower oil until golden brown. You can roll them in flour. Before use, salt the flour, season with pepper and other spices. When the cauliflower is ready, pour the dressing over it. For this you need 1 tbsp. l. Mix olive oil with two chopped cloves of garlic, dill and parsley. When the dish is ready, pour the sauce into it, stir and let simmer for another couple of minutes.
Cooking features
Knowing a few secrets will allow you to cook many nutritious dishes in a cauliflower frying pan.
- Not only fresh cauliflower, but also frozen cauliflower is suitable for frying in a pan. There is no need to defrost it - just boil it for 2-3 minutes in salted water, then remove it with a slotted spoon and let the water drain. After this, you need to cook it in the same way as fresh, following the instructions in the recipe.
- When choosing fresh cauliflower for frying, it is better to give preference to recently harvested ones. Its leaves are fresh and green. Withered leaves are evidence that the cabbage has been lying around for a long time and is also no longer fresh enough. Also, you should not take heads of cabbage whose inflorescences are covered with dark spots - this is rot that quickly spreads, making the cabbage unsuitable for consumption. But the milky tint of the inflorescences does not indicate the quality of the cabbage: it depends on the type of vegetable and the conditions of its cultivation (in the sun or in the shade).
- Before cooking, you need to wash the cabbage and separate it into inflorescences, then put them in salted water. You need to take a heaped teaspoon of salt per liter of water. After 10 minutes, you will need to collect insects and caterpillars from the surface of the water, which will certainly emerge, and rinse the inflorescences again and wait for the water to drain from them.
- Most pan-fried cauliflower recipes call for boiling the cauliflower first, but this is not necessary if you prefer your cabbage crispy. You don’t have to boil it, but fry it right away. But keep in mind that pre-boiling cabbage reduces the time it takes to cook in a frying pan, so it absorbs less oil and remains low in calories. Brief boiling (up to 5 minutes) will not harm.
- If you choose a recipe for preparing cabbage in batter or breading, it is better not to cut off the stems of the inflorescences when cold processing the cabbage - it is convenient to hold it by them, dipping it into the dough. However, you can do without the stems by dipping the inflorescences with a fork.
- First, the cabbage is fried over medium or even high heat so that it becomes covered with a crust, which will protect it from loss of nutrients. Then turn the heat down to low, cover the pan with a lid and fry the cabbage until tender. If you use batter, then you need to fry all the time over medium heat in a sufficient amount of oil.
How to cook delicious cauliflower in a frying pan - 9 cooking recipes
Cauliflower is one of the healthiest foods.
With a low calorie content, it contains a lot of vitamins, macro- and microelements necessary for the body, most of which are preserved even during heat treatment. This vegetable can be prepared in different ways.
One of the simplest is to fry. However, to do this you need to know how to fry cauliflower in a frying pan so that it turns out tasty and retains its beneficial properties.
What are the benefits of cauliflower and how to use it?
In this article you will find answers to the most interesting questions. For example, how to cook cabbage very tasty by frying, what beneficial properties this vegetable has, and in what form it tastes best.
Cauliflower scares many people away from eating it, but if you cook it in the right ratio and according to the right recipe, the quality of this dish can be compared to that of a restaurant.
It is valued for its delicate taste, beneficial characteristics and appetizing appearance.
Cabbage inflorescences are used to prepare a variety of dishes: salads, dressings, purees, soups and others.
The vegetable is versatile because it can be eaten raw, boiled, fried, stewed, baked and other forms.
It will also be very healthy and fit into any diet, because it contains few calories. Fried cabbage is very tasty because it has a crispy crust.
There are a huge number of varieties of this vegetable. The healthiest one is cauliflower. It is low in calories, so it has great benefits. Even when it is fried in a large amount of oil, it retains all its beneficial properties.
- Its composition can include vitamins of almost the entire B group, for example, B2, B6 and others. It also contains vitamin C.
- Cauliflower contains useful metals, such as calcium, iron, potassium and others. These microelements are needed to maintain good metabolism and assimilate other vital elements.
- A small number of people like cabbage in this form. But if you fry it correctly, even the pickiest will like this dish.
Cooking cauliflower dish
Many people don't know where to start roasting cauliflower.
- First you need to peel the fruit, wash it and divide it into several inflorescences. You choose the size of the pieces yourself: they should be such that it is convenient for you to place them in a frying pan, fry and turn them over.
- If you are going to fry it in batter, then there is no need to separate it from the stems. This way it will be easier for you to dip the cabbage into hot oil and batter.
- Before frying, cauliflower must be boiled. If the purchased vegetable has too large inflorescences, it is better to cut it into several parts. After the water boils, add the vegetable and cook for five minutes. Why are we doing this? In order to soften the cabbage as much as possible, this will make it easier to fry. It is very important not to overcook it because it can easily fall apart.
- After this, drain the water and let it cool.
How to fry cabbage very tasty?
- The vegetable is fried for about twenty-five minutes over moderate heat in a frying pan or other open container.
- After this, reduce the heat to the lowest setting, cover with a lid and leave for ten minutes. During this process, a kind of crust forms on the cauliflower, which will protect it from losing the most useful and necessary properties for the body.
- If you want to cook frozen cabbage, then do not rush to heat and defrost it, you can simply boil it in salted water.
- If you want to get rid of the not very pleasant smell of boiled cabbage, you can add a few pinches of dry rosemary or one quarter of a lemon to the water. Then your cabbage will be very tasty and without a specific smell.
- The pieces of cabbage that you have boiled must be placed in hot oil and cooked until golden brown. You can also roll them in flour, this will become breaded cabbage.
Delicious fried cabbage with egg
This delicious dish can be prepared in a short time. It can be consumed every day without harm to health. If you want, you can eat cabbage with sour cream, ketchup, mayonnaise or other sauce.
- Five hundred grams of fresh cauliflower.
- Four medium chicken eggs.
- Fifty grams of butter.
- One hundred grams of good cheese.
- As well as salt, spices and seasonings to taste.
- You will also need to separate and cook the cabbage, then remove all the water.
- Dry it.
- Pour oil into the pan and when it is hot, move the cabbage there. Fry on all sides until golden brown. When you achieve what you want, you need to start beating the eggs and pour them into the frying pan, mix thoroughly. This should be done over moderate heat constantly.
- When the dish is cooked, it will have a light brown color. Then pour in the cheese, which must first be grated on a coarse grater.
- Cover the pan with a lid and leave for a few minutes until the cheese melts.
The cauliflower and egg dish is ready to eat. It can be beautifully cut and decorated with herbs and vegetables. It is suitable as a side dish and goes well with boiled potatoes, pasta and other dishes.
Antonina Krivtsova
How to cook cauliflower deliciously in a frying pan
Cauliflower is a very healthy and tasty vegetable. You can prepare it in different ways. I want to tell you about one of them. Cooking cauliflower in a frying pan is quick and easy. To do this, you need the simplest ingredients that everyone can find in their refrigerator. Try making this dish for your loved ones. They'll love it.
General rules
Both fresh and frozen cauliflower is used for frying. Before cooking, it is not defrosted, but immediately immersed in boiling water and boiled for two minutes, and fresh for 5 minutes.
For a vegetable to be healthy, you need to pay attention to its quality. Cabbages sold at the market always have side leaves left on. They should be green and fresh. Dark spots on the head of cabbage are the initial stage of rot, which quickly renders the cabbage unusable.
To prepare many recipes, cauliflower is boiled. You can fry it without pre-cooking, but it will take more time.
If you plan to use batter, then the stems on the inflorescences are not cut off. In this form, they are more convenient to cook and eat, and this form of inflorescences also looks more aesthetically pleasing.
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During the frying process, you need to adjust the temperature. In the first few minutes, the heat should be high so that the pieces acquire a beautiful golden brown crust, then reduce it and bring the dish to readiness. This preparation takes 15 minutes.
How to cook delicious cauliflower in a frying pan, step by step recipe
In cooking, cauliflower is loved not only because of its taste and beneficial properties. Dishes from it turn out beautiful and original, and this, in turn, is a great help in decorating the table.
The part of the plant used for food is the peduncle and consists of several inflorescences collected in one head. Each of them represents a wavy cap with several thick stems turning into one leg. In appearance, individual inflorescences resemble tremors mushrooms.
However, this unique structure of the plant makes it possible for various insects to hide in secluded places between the inflorescences. Therefore, before preparing delicious dishes, the head of cabbage is pre-treated. Below is a detailed description of such actions using batter.
The benefits and harms of frozen vegetables
Attention : Cauliflower, whether fresh or properly frozen, has a huge amount of vitamins, minerals and microelements and, just as important, retains all its beneficial properties during any type of processing, positively influencing the human body, saturating it with everything necessary.
The correct type of freezing is the so-called “shock” freezing, in which the products do not lose their properties . Therefore, when choosing frozen cauliflower, it is important to pay attention to the presence of the corresponding sign on the packaging.
Roasted cauliflower contains the following vitamin and mineral elements:
- vitamins of three groups at once: A, B, C;
- iron;
- magnesium;
- calcium;
- fluorine.
Thus, by including cauliflower and dishes made from this vegetable in your menu, a person improves immunity, bone and teeth health . Eliminates the lack of vitamins, especially vitamin C, and helps the intestines get rid of waste and toxins.
This product should be used with caution in cases of enterocolitis and intestinal irritation, gout, problems with the thyroid gland, after recent surgery, allergies or individual intolerance to this product.
Energy value:
- Calorie content – 120 kcal.
- Proteins – 3 gr.
- Fats – 10 gr.
- Carbohydrates – 6 gr.
Easy cooking method
How to deliciously fry cauliflower in a frying pan? The step-by-step recipe is presented below:
- Rinse the vegetable thoroughly under running water.
- Place the head of cabbage in a bowl of salted water for 15-20 minutes. Water absorbs accumulated nitrates that the cabbage could have absorbed during its stay in the garden. This will also allow any insects trapped inside to escape.
- Place the cabbage, disassembled into inflorescences, into salted boiling water and cook for about 4 minutes. An overcooked product loses its culinary properties and becomes soft and tasteless. Since the vegetable is supposed to be fried, it is better to cut inflorescences that are too large in half.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove the boiled pieces of cabbage and, without allowing them to soften, immediately lower them into cold water for a minute. Then place them on a sieve and wait until they dry.
- Sift the flour and mix with the remaining dry ingredients. Other spices can be added at your discretion.
- Beat the eggs well with a whisk and gradually add flour. At the same time, continue to beat the mixture to avoid lumps.
- Pour milk into the well-mixed mixture until the consistency becomes similar to sour cream.
- Pour oil into the pan and heat well.
- Dip each piece into batter on all sides. Cabbage is fried according to the same principle as pancakes or cutlets. If you pour it in a heap, there will be no proper result, and it will not fry properly. Sometimes it becomes necessary to fry pieces on three sides, it all depends on their shape.
Before you think about how to deliciously fry cauliflower in a frying pan, you should prepare the following products: 1 kg of cabbage, 4 eggs, 200 ml of milk, 200 g of flour, sunflower oil and the necessary spices. But if you add sour cream instead of milk, the batter will acquire some piquancy and become more airy and tender.
Cabbage with egg
How to cook delicious cauliflower in a frying pan with an egg? Creating this dish is quick. This is a delicious dish for every day. It can be served with sour cream dressing. To prepare, you need to have 500 g of cauliflower, four chicken eggs, 50 g of butter, 100 g of cheese, spices and salt.
Then heat the frying pan and melt the fat. You can mix butter with sunflower oil. After this, place the cabbage pieces in a frying pan and lightly fry them on all sides. They should acquire a characteristic golden color. When the product is browned, beat the eggs. Next, pour them into the pan and mix with the cabbage.
The mixture should be fried over medium heat. The roast should be light brown in color. Then you need to pour the pre-grated cheese on top. Cover the contents of the pan with a lid and let it sit for a few more minutes. After this, place the cabbage with eggs and cheese on a dish and garnish with herbs. It is better to serve it with boiled new potatoes in the form of mashed potatoes. It turns out very tasty.
Sausage
Do you want to make your dish more rich and satisfying? Then you should cook it according to this recipe, with the addition of sausage.
Roasted cauliflower with sausage is a quick and nutritious breakfast.
Required Products:
- 200 grams of sausage or frankfurters.
- two eggs;
- 500 grams of cabbage;
- spoon of flour;
- seasonings as desired.
Cooking process:
- We thoroughly wash the vegetable, divide it into inflorescences and place it in a pan with hot water. Keep on fire for about 10 minutes after boiling.
- At this time, mix the eggs with spices and flour, and cut the selected meat product into small pieces.
- When the cabbage is ready, place it in the mixture with the eggs so that it covers all the pieces. After this, fry in a frying pan for about 7 minutes.
- Add the sausage to the cabbage and keep on the stove for a couple more minutes.
How to quickly fry cauliflower
- cauliflower – 0.5 kg;
- salt - to taste;
- vegetable oil - as much as needed for frying;
- garlic (optional) – 2 cloves.
- Boil the prepared cauliflower (washed, disassembled into small inflorescences) in water salted to taste for 4–5 minutes after it boils.
- Cut the garlic into slices and fry in plenty of oil until the slices darken. Fish them out of the oil and throw them away - they have already done their job, imparting aroma to the oil.
- Remove the cabbage with a slotted spoon or drain it in a colander. When the water has drained, place in a frying pan with boiling oil.
- Fry over medium heat without a lid until the cabbage acquires an appetizing color and begins to become lightly crusted.
You can serve this cabbage as a side dish or main dish. In the latter case, garlic sauce will suit it.
How to cook delicious cauliflower in a frying pan - 9 cooking recipes
Cauliflower is the healthiest vegetable plant. Despite the fact that such a product is low in calories, it contains many vitamins and nutrients that are not lost even when exposed to heat. This vegetable serves as the basis for various dishes, so many housewives are interested in the question of how to cook cauliflower deliciously in a frying pan.
How to quickly cook cauliflower in a frying pan
For frying, you should choose a fresh head of cabbage whose leaves are green and fresh. You should not use cabbage with dried leaves and suspicious spots on the inflorescences.
Ingredients:
- 0.650 kg of inflorescences (from cauliflower);
- 1-2 cloves of garlic (if desired);
- salt to taste.
Preparation:
- Fresh cauliflower should be sorted into pieces (inflorescences) and poured into boiling water, left for five minutes after boiling again.
- Sauté the garlic slices in oil.
As soon as the vegetable darkens, we throw it away, since we only need the aromatic oil. - Place soft vegetable pieces in heated oil and fry until lightly browned.
- Serve as a side dish or simply as an appetizer with garlic sauce.
Recipe for cooking in breadcrumbs
Breaded fried vegetables are a good choice for a side dish for meat dishes.
Simple recipe in batter
Cauliflower can be fried breaded with regular breadcrumbs, but the vegetable tastes better when battered with milk.
Cooking method:
- Soak the inflorescences in boiling water with added salt for five minutes. You can overcook the cabbage without boiling it, then the vegetable will turn out crispy.
- Pour eggs into the bowl, add spices and flour, whisk until smooth. The thickness of the breading should be like thick sour cream.
- Cover the boiled inflorescences with batter and fry in oil until golden brown and delicious.
With an egg in a frying pan
Fried cauliflower with egg is not just tasty, but a nutritious dish that everyone should definitely try.
How to cook frozen cabbage?
In order to receive valuable vitamins in winter, many housewives freeze vegetables, fruits and berries. Cauliflower can also be frozen for delicious and nutritious meals during the winter.
With meat
Cauliflower can be subjected to any heat treatment. But first of all, you need to boil the inflorescences so that the pieces of the vegetable do not turn out hard and dry.
In creamy sauce
In the creamy sauce, the vegetable inflorescences turn out to be very delicate in taste. If desired, the dish can be varied with any additives.
Frozen cauliflower cutlets
When we talk about meat, we immediately imagine meat products. In fact, today there are many recipes for vegetable cutlets, including cauliflower.
Delicious stew with cauliflower in a frying pan
Cauliflower stew is the best choice for a light dinner. This is not only nutritious, but also a low-calorie dish, which will especially appeal to those who are watching their figure.
Cauliflower in batter
- cauliflower – 0.5–0.6 kg;
- egg – 2 pcs.;
- milk – 100–120 ml;
- salt - to taste;
- ground black pepper - to taste;
- flour – 80–100 g;
- vegetable oil - as much as needed for frying.
- Wash the cauliflower. When disassembling it into inflorescences, make sure that they are of medium size: cut those that are too large in half.
- Place the cabbage in salted water and cook for a couple of minutes. If you want the cabbage to remain crispy, you can fry it in a pan without cooking.
- Beat the eggs.
- Sift the flour, mix with salt and ground black pepper, adding them to taste.
- Add flour to the eggs little by little, stirring well each time so that there are no lumps.
- Dilute the dough with milk until it has the consistency of liquid sour cream.
- Heat oil in a frying pan.
- Dip each inflorescence into the batter, place in a frying pan and fry on all sides until golden brown.
Cauliflower in batter is a tasty and satisfying dish that cooks very quickly. You can serve it with cheese sauce.
- cauliflower – 0.6–0.7 kg;
- beer – 100–125 ml;
- egg – 2 pcs.;
- flour – 80–100 g;
- hard cheese – 100 g;
- salt - to taste;
- seasonings - to taste;
- vegetable oil - as needed.
- Separate the cabbage into medium-sized florets, wash them and steam for 2-3 minutes.
- Finely grate the cheese.
- Beat the eggs, mix them with flour, salt and pepper, grated cheese.
- Dilute with beer until you get a dough with a consistency similar to liquid sour cream.
- Dipping cabbage florets into the dough, fry them until golden brown on all sides in a frying pan with heated oil.
- Place in a colander to drain excess oil.
This cabbage is an excellent appetizer for beer or wine, but, of course, you can eat it without them. Cheese lovers will love this dish.
How to cook cauliflower in a frying pan in batter? Juicy little pieces in batter with a golden crust have an excellent taste and look very beautiful. You can safely treat your guests to this dish. If it's still hot, the crust will have a nice crunch. If the dish has already cooled down, the batter becomes soft. To prepare this vegetable in batter, you need to buy forks of cabbage, salt, four eggs, black pepper, a couple of tablespoons of flour, 100-150 g of butter and sunflower oil. You can only use vegetable oil.
So, we answer the question of how to cook cauliflower in a frying pan in batter. First you need to boil it as indicated above. Then, for the batter, beat a couple of eggs and add salt to them. Then gradually beat in the flour here. The thickness of the batter determines whether the product will crunch. If it is a little runny, the crust will be crispy.
First, melt the butter in a frying pan and chop the boiled inflorescences. Choose the size you like. Dip the inflorescences into the batter and place one at a time in a frying pan. They should fry for 3-5 minutes on each side. The dish must be served after garnishing it with sprigs of dill or parsley.
Fried cauliflower - 6 recipes
Good afternoon. Today's article is dedicated to a delicious autumn vegetable - cauliflower. This is a simple product – take it and fry it! And no matter which of the five recipes described below you choose, it will turn out tasty and healthy.
This vegetable, in addition to regular vitamin C, contains large quantities of rare resources necessary for humans: choline, vitamin B and fiber. This means that dishes made from it are not just tasty: it prevents cancer, diabetes, improves brain function and muscle tone. And these are just some of its amazing properties!
When choosing cabbage to buy, pay attention to the uniform color of the leaves and the surface of the inflorescence: a good and fresh vegetable will never have dark spots or dry leaves.
Tip: fresh or defrosted cabbage for salad can be boiled for 2-3 minutes in boiling water, then immediately placed in cold water: this way it will become a little softer, give off more flavor, but will not be overcooked and will retain its unique structure. It is useful to carry out the same operation before frying, so that the dish turns out tender with a rich taste.
So let's get to the recipes! By the way, the cauliflower casserole turns out so delicious that you will lick your fingers) See how to cook it here.
Cooking cauliflower with egg in a frying pan
The simplest recipe in the selection: only 2 ingredients and nothing extra. Preparing this dish will take no more than 15 minutes; you can serve this cabbage as a main dish or as a side dish.
To prepare we will need:
- Cauliflower – 400 gr.
- Egg – 2 pcs.
- Salt, pepper - to taste
1. Place frozen cauliflower slices in a preheated frying pan with a small amount of vegetable oil. At first, just keep it on low heat with the lid closed until it defrosts.
2. Fresh inflorescence needs to be disassembled into small parts and boiled in salted water for 5 minutes.
Then fry the cabbage in a frying pan over medium heat until golden brown. The finished cabbage should have a soft stem and can be easily broken with a spatula.
4. When the cabbage is fried, add two eggs. You can mix it, or you can leave the eggs whole, it will also turn out delicious).
5. Continue frying, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Bon appetit.
Step-by-step recipe for fried cauliflower in breadcrumbs
According to this recipe, the cabbage turns out soft inside and with a crispy crust. All breading lovers will love this dish. The filling stays hot longer while the breading cools faster, creating an inherent contrast in temperature, flavor and texture that you'll love.
To prepare we will need:
- Cauliflower – 1 pc.
- Sunflower oil
For the batter:
- Breadcrumbs
- Egg – 2 pcs.
- Salt, pepper - to taste
1. Separate the cabbage sprigs from the hard stem and cut into medium-sized pieces. Boil the inflorescences in salted water for 7 minutes.
2. Beat 2 eggs, salt and pepper them to taste.
3. Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil.
4. Dip each slice of cauliflower in the egg, roll in breadcrumbs and place in the pan.
5. Fry the cabbage on one side for 5 minutes over low heat with the lid closed, then turn each piece over and repeat the procedure.
6. Remove the lid, add vegetable oil and create a crispy crust: fry the pieces on different sides over medium-high heat until crisp.
7. Cooked cabbage should be soft and easily breakable. Remove the cabbage from the frying pan onto plates.
Quickly and deliciously fry cauliflower in batter
The soft batter of egg whites with flour and fresh herbs, which we prepare in this recipe, is fried to an appetizing golden color, gives aroma and complements the taste of cabbage, emphasizing its delicate structure.
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To prepare we will need:
- Cauliflower – 1 pc.
- Egg white – 2 pcs.
- Flour – 2 tbsp. spoons
- Salt – 2 teaspoons
- Sugar – 1 teaspoon
- Ground black pepper – 0.5 teaspoon
- Greenery
1. Cut off the hard stem and clean the cabbage. You can cut off all the dark spots that are often found on the surface of this vegetable.
2. Divide the head into separate inflorescences and boil for 10-15 minutes in boiling water. First add 1 teaspoon of salt and sugar to the water.
3. Prepare the batter:
- Whisk the whites with a whisk or fork, without whipping them into foam.
- Add 1 teaspoon of salt, pepper and fresh chopped herbs.
- Mix 2 tbsp into the batter. spoons of flour, if necessary, you can add a little more flour to bring the dough to a viscous consistency.
4. Place the boiled cabbage on paper towels and let it cool and dry.
5. Heat a mixture of butter and vegetable oil in a frying pan. If you fry the slices only in butter, it will burn.
6. Dip the cabbage pieces into the batter, dip them thoroughly and place them in the frying pan. Fry over medium heat until golden brown.
7. Before serving, place the finished cabbage on a paper towel to remove unnecessary fat.
The most tender cauliflower in batter is ready.
Roasted Cauliflower with Garlic Recipe
Another great way to quickly and tasty cook cauliflower is to bake it in the oven with cheese. You won’t need to stand at the stove turning over the slices; just put everything in a mold, put it in the oven and wait for the dish to cook.
In addition to ease of preparation and excellent taste, an important advantage of this recipe is its nutritional qualities. After all, cauliflower is rich in vegetable protein, which can serve as a good replacement for animal protein. Thanks to this quality, some nutritionists call this vegetable vegetable cottage cheese.
To prepare we will need:
- Cauliflower – 500 gr.
- Hard cheese – 50 gr.
- Garlic – 4 cloves
- Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp. spoons
- Italian herbs – 1 teaspoon
- Salt – 1-2 teaspoons
- Ground black pepper to taste
1. As usual, we separate the cabbage into individual inflorescences, wash them and let the water drain.
2. Using a fine grater, grate the cheese and coarsely chop the garlic cloves.
3. Pour vegetable oil into the cabbage, add grated cheese, garlic, salt, pepper and mix everything thoroughly.
3. Place the inflorescences in a greased baking dish and bake for 45 minutes at 200 degrees. It is advisable to stir every 15 minutes.
4. 15 minutes before the end of baking, add a little more grated cheese on top of the cabbage.
The cabbage is baked and ready to serve.
Another recipe for cooking in the oven. This time we will add tomatoes to the cabbage. It will be very tasty.
Watch the step-by-step cooking recipe in the video:
Fry cauliflower with egg and tomatoes
Cauliflower inflorescences stewed in a sauce of fresh tomatoes, onions and garlic. All ingredients are of plant origin, a minimum of oil and almost no frying - an exceptionally healthy dish that can be tasty and satisfying.
To prepare we will need:
- Cauliflower – 1 pc.
- Tomato – 2 pcs.
- Onions – 3 pcs.
- Garlic – 2 heads
- Salt, pepper - to taste
1. Place the cabbage inflorescences in salted boiling water and cook for about 7 minutes.
2. Finely chop the onion and garlic, fry them in vegetable oil until transparent.
3. Add tomatoes cut into small cubes, salt and keep on fire for 5-7 minutes under a closed lid.
4. Place boiled cabbage in a frying pan with vegetables and simmer all the vegetables together for 5 minutes.
5. Stir the dish before serving, add salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoying wonderful cabbage. Bon appetit!
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How to quickly fry cauliflower
- cauliflower – 0.5–0.6 kg;
- breadcrumbs – 100 g;
- eggs – 2 pcs.;
- greens (optional) – 50 g;
- salt - to taste;
- vegetable oil - as much as needed for frying.
- Wash the cabbage, separate into inflorescences, not too small. Boil in salted water to taste for 3-5 minutes. Place in a colander to drain.
- Finely chop the greens and mix them with breadcrumbs.
- Beat the eggs with a fork.
- Dip each inflorescence in the egg, roll in breadcrumbs and place in a frying pan with boiling oil.
- Fry over medium heat until cooked through, remembering to turn occasionally so that a delicious crust forms on all sides.
How to cook cabbage with egg
Frying this product with an egg is prepared quite quickly. This is a delicious dish for every day. You can serve it with sour cream dressing. To prepare we will need:
- cauliflower – 500 g;
- chicken egg – 3-4 pcs.;
- butter – 50 g;
- spices, salt - to taste.
- cheese – 100 g
Separate the cabbage forks and boil. When it is ready, use a slotted spoon to strain off the liquid. Dry the boiled vegetables.
Then heat the frying pan and melt the butter. Or you can make part vegetable and the same amount creamy. I love cooking so much more now.
Place the pieces in a frying pan and lightly fry on all sides. A characteristic golden color should appear. While the vegetables are browning, beat the eggs.
Then pour them into the frying pan and mix with the cabbage. Fry the mixture over medium heat. The color of the roast should be light brown. Then you need to sprinkle everything with pre-grated cheese. Cover the contents of the frying pan with a lid and let stand for another couple of minutes. After this, the cabbage with eggs and cheese is laid out on a dish and decorated with herbs.
You can leave the pieces large. Do not fill the entire contents of the frying pan with eggs, but dip the inflorescences in them. Place one at a time on the frying pan. This will not change the taste of the dish.
Sauces
So, you already know how to cook cauliflower in a frying pan. We looked at some recipes. Let's talk about sauces now. They will make the dish more aromatic and tasty. Sauces are usually served chilled with the finished dish.
It's better to serve them separately. The most delicious and famous sauces are:
- Sour cream. You should have on hand two cloves of garlic, 120 ml of sour cream, dill and parsley, salt and pepper. The greens and garlic need to be chopped and mixed with sour cream. Serve the sauce chilled.
- Cheese dressing. Here you need to grind 100 g of soft cheese in a blender and mix it with 1 tbsp. l. apple cider vinegar, mayonnaise (3 tbsp.), sour cream (5 tbsp.). Add pepper and salt to taste. Mix the dressing well and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. You can pour this sauce over fried cabbage, or you can serve it separately.
Roast frozen cauliflower
How to cook frozen cauliflower in a frying pan? In order for such a vegetable to turn out tasty, it must first be thawed and only then fried. Before frying, be sure to dip the inflorescences in batter. This dish is an excellent appetizer or side dish for fish, meat, and poultry. To prepare it, you need to have 300 g of frozen cauliflower, 3 tbsp. l. flour, a couple of eggs, salt. You will get 2-5 servings.
So, let’s find out how to properly cook frozen cauliflower in a frying pan. First you need to defrost it. To do this, leave it directly in the package in warm water for half an hour. After this, carefully disassemble the inflorescences, wash them and place them in salted boiling water. Boil the inflorescences for two minutes and then drain in a colander.
Vegetable stew
Do you know how to cook fresh cauliflower in a pan as a vegetable stew? Let's look into this issue. The basic ingredients of a classic stew are onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, and carrots. However, if you want to spice it up, you can add hunting sausages to the dish. So, you need to buy 400 g of cauliflower, an onion, one eggplant, 200-300 g of hunting sausages, two tomatoes, one carrot, sunflower oil, pepper, salt, a bunch of dill.
First, cook the cabbage inflorescences until half cooked. Cut the eggplant into cubes, add salt and set aside for 10-15 minutes to allow the bitter juice to drain. Finely chop the carrots, herbs, onions, and tomatoes. Cut the sausages into slices. Heat a frying pan and place vegetables on it, starting with carrots and onions.
After three minutes, pour the tomatoes and eggplants into the container. Fry the vegetables for five minutes, then add the sausages. The cabbage inflorescences are the last to go into the pan. Now you need to season the dish, reduce the heat to low, pour 100 g of water into the frying pan and fry the stew under the lid, stirring as often as possible. When the water has completely evaporated, the dish will be ready. You can serve it either cold or hot.