Delicious and healthy leeks. Cooking recipes in the kitchens of different countries

At the word "bow", it is unlikely that the first culinary delicacies come to mind first. Most likely, there is a sharp and pungent taste, as well as a rather specific smell. And in vain, because it is from this vegetable that a great number of unusually tasty, original, and, most importantly, useful dishes are obtained. Especially a lot of cooking methods came up to make it more profitable to serve a leek on a table. Recipes of cooking can vary among themselves the amount of ingredients, a set of spices and the time it will take to create a culinary masterpiece. However, they invariably unite this nutritious and dietary product. So how is a leek?

Cuisines of different nations offer different options for using leeks as the main ingredient, as well as a pleasant addition that will gently shade the central note of taste. There are many ways to convey in the prepared dish the original taste and benefit of this variety of spicy vegetable. In the Greek menu, it is often a roasted leek, whose cooking recipes do not require the presence of exotic products.

So, fried leek on your table, and how to cook it properly.

For this easy and yet satisfying delicacy you will need:

- leeks in an amount of 6 medium-thick stems;

- 1 small cup of any flour grinded;

- half a standard can of light beer of medium strength;

- oil for toasting the onions;

- spices to taste (usually used salt and chopped black pepper).

From beer and flour, it is necessary to prepare a mixture, which can then be dipped onions, previously cut into rings approximately half a centimeter thick. Before this, properly season them with the selected set of spices. Then place the onion rings on a well-warmed and oiled frying pan and fry on both sides until soft. You should start with a medium fire, gradually adding it in the process. After all the actions, excess oil is removed using paper napkins, which are laid out already prepared pieces of onions. The dish is served in a hot form.

Not less pleasant to taste and effective are a variety of first courses, if you add leeks in them. Recipes for several light and quick soup are presented below.

German soup of cheese and leek. Necessary ingredients:

- water volume of 2 liters;

- 3 medium-sized potatoes;

- a quarter kilogram of ground beef;

- 1 stem of fresh leek;

- 200 grams of any cheese (fused);

- a small amount of oil to fry minced meat;

- salt and pepper to taste.

First, sauté on low heat mince until ready. Then pour water into the pan, add minced meat and diced potatoes. The next step is the addition of crushed onions and cheese. The soup is stirred until it becomes completely homogeneous, after which it is boiled for a few minutes on low heat. Readiness is checked by the softness of the potato. In addition to all the listed ingredients, fresh or canned mushrooms (for example, champignons) or beans can be added to the dish. Taste from this in no way will suffer, but only acquire originality.

It is also worth adding to the note to those who follow the slenderness of their figure. This vegetable is incredibly good in salads, which, in addition to the lack of extra calories, will supplement the diet with the necessary vitamins, because they are often lacking in observing the diet. Try to diversify your daily diet and add to it an unusual product like leek. Recipes for cooking vegetables are now available almost everywhere, so to please guests and loved ones with a new and original dish with his participation will not be a problem.