The use of pea porridge
Peas - a unique product. He goes well with vegetables such as carrots, onions, potatoes, meat products and even with other cereals. In this case, peas has a complex and rich composition, which is maintained even after the heat treatment and relatively low calorie. In pea porridge you will find:
- B vitamins;
- Vitamins A and E;
- Beta-carotene;
- Amino acids;
- Vegetable protein.
In this slush has a complex trace elements including fluorine, selenium, zinc, iodine, chromium, copper and macroelements, such as calcium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus.
Pea porridge recommend fasting and vegetarians, as it is not only satisfying, but also contains almost a full range of different proteins.
Regular use of pea porridge useful for the gastrointestinal tract, as it eliminates constipation and heartburn and cardiovascular system - it normalizes blood pressure reduces the frequency and intensity of attacks of headache, prevents atherosclerosis. Pease pudding is very useful for muscle because it contains amino acids and protein, which is the basic "building blocks" for them. Doctors recommend eating pea porridge patients with osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis, as it promotes the resorption of salt deposits. Pea porridge should regularly use to women who do not want to grow old, as it does not generate wrinkles, but also improves the condition of hair and nails. This porridge improves the metabolism, so useful for obesity and diabetes. Feeling nervous exhaustion symptoms - chronic fatigue, irritability, insomnia - eat vitamin-rich pea porridge. It will help your immunity due to the large number of B vitamins, budetpolezna for vision due to vitamin A and beta-carotene.
Who should not have a pea porridge
Pea porridge can not be used in patients with cholecystitis, circulatory disorders, gastrointestinal diseases in acute, severe kidney and liver. These persons porridge can harm rather than benefit. You should not have a pea porridge often elderly, apprehensive of flatulence and intestinal cramps.
How to cook pea porridge
You can cook pea porridge, fresh as well as dried peas from adding different vegetables and spices. Popular ingredient of cereals - bacon or ham. For dry peas porridge take:
- 500 grams of dried peas;
- 200 grams of bacon;
- 2 medium carrots;
- 2 medium onions;
- 2 small turnips;
- 1 tablespoon fresh-cut greens sage or mint;
- 1 tablespoon butter;
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper.
You can substitute fresh herbs one teaspoon of dried.
Dry peas, rinse and fill with cold water. Leave for 6 hours or more. When peas swell, prepare the vegetables - clean turnips, onions and carrots and cut into small cubes. Also chop the bacon. Drain the water from the peas, put it in a pot and fill with clean filtered water so that its level was at 2-2, 5 cm above the level of peas. Add chopped vegetables and herbs. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then lower the heat to a minimum and simmer for 2-3 hours, until the peas boiled soft starts. If need be, add a bit of hot boiled water. Fry the bacon until golden brown. Add salt, pepper and bacon in pea porridge, stir well and remove from heat. Serve sprinkled with fresh mint or sage.
For another embodiment of dry peas porridge, you will need:
- 500 grams of dry peas;
- 4 tablespoons of butter;
- ¼ cup chopped onion;
- ¼ cup diced carrots;
- ¼ cup chopped celery;
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger;
- 4 crushed cloves of garlic;
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom;
- 8 cups chicken broth;
- Olive oil;
- Salt and pepper.
Melt the butter in a large wide saucepan. Fry the onions on it, carrots, celery, garlic and freshly grated ginger root. When the onion is translucent, season the vegetables with salt, pepper cardamom. Pour in the warm broth. Bring to a boil porridge and cook until it becomes thick porridge, peas and seethe. It takes about an hour. Season with salt and pepper porridge, Serve, sprinkled with olive oil.
To prepare the porridge with fresh peas, take:
- 3 ½ cups fresh or frozen peas;
- ¼ cup sour cream;
- 1 teaspoon chopped tarragon;
- 1 teaspoon vinegar;
- ½ cup heavy cream;
- ¼ cup cottage cheese;
- Salt and pepper.
In a saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil, add salt and boil until cooked peas. Drain excess liquid and place the boiled peas in the bowl of a food processor, add the sour cream, cream, vinegar, tarragon and pyuriruyte porridge. Season with salt and pepper.