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Nettle porridge is an unusual dish that can dilute your usual diet and replenish the lack of vitamins. It can be prepared in different ways, but its beneficial qualities are completely preserved. After all, this plant is superior in vitamins and minerals to many vegetables and fruits. Therefore, you should consider the basic recipes for preparing the dish, but if desired, they can be supplemented with other ingredients to suit your taste.
Nettle porridge is especially relevant in the spring, when there is a lack of vitamins
Nuances of preparation
It is recommended to use young shoots and leaves of the plant for the dish. They need to be collected in May and June before flowering begins. It is during this period that the maximum concentration of nutrients is concentrated in them. When collecting, you need to wear gloves to avoid getting burned.
Nettle greens should first be thoroughly washed, then doused with boiling water and laid out on a cotton cloth to drain the water. This ingredient should be added to the dish a few minutes before it is ready to preserve all the vitamins.
Classic recipe for porridge with nettles
This version of the dish contains a minimum of ingredients.And the cooking process will not take much time. Therefore, any novice cook can prepare it without much difficulty.
For classic porridge you will need:
- 150 g nettle;
- 1 small onion;
- 1 carrot;
- vegetable oil - for frying;
- 80 g wheat flour;
- salt, spices - to taste.
Cooking process:
- Place the washed greens in a saucepan and cook for 3 minutes.
- Chop carrots and onions.
- Fry them in a separate pan until golden brown.
- Drain the decoction from the plant separately.
- Gradually add flour to the vegetables, stirring constantly to avoid lumps.
- Pour nettle broth into the resulting mass, stir until smooth.
- Add chopped herbs, cook for 3 minutes. over low heat.
- Finally, adjust to desired taste with salt and spices.
If desired, you can add semolina and rice, which will make the porridge more satisfying.
Armenian recipe for nettle porridge
This dish has a unique taste that will not leave anyone indifferent. At the same time, it does not take much time to prepare porridge according to the Armenian recipe.
Required components:
- 300 g of young nettle leaves;
- 120 g corn flour;
- 4-5 cloves of garlic;
- salt, spices - to taste;
- vegetable oil - for frying;
- 50 g each of fresh mint and garlic leaves.
Cooking process:
- Boil pre-washed plant leaves in salted water (1.5 l) for 3 minutes. on low heat.
- Gradually add cornmeal in a thin stream, stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming.
- After 2-3 minutes, when the consistency begins to thicken, add finely chopped mint and garlic leaves.
- Bring to readiness, add salt and pepper.
- Separately, fry the chopped garlic cloves in a frying pan until golden brown.
- Add it to the finished porridge.
This dish should be served hot.
Nettle porridge with pumpkin
To prepare this dish you will need simple ingredients. At the same time, the combination of pumpkin and nettle is the main source of nutrients, which helps prevent the development of vitamin deficiency.
To do this you will need the following components:
- 500 g pumpkin;
- 200 g nettle greens;
- 30 g butter;
- 200 g beets;
- salt - to taste.
Cooking process:
- Peel and grate the beets.
- Cut the pumpkin pulp into cubes.
- Boil vegetables in salted water for 20-30 minutes.
- After time, add the chopped greens of the plant.
- Cook over low heat for another 5 minutes.
- Season with butter and let sit for 10 minutes.
If desired, this dish can be supplemented with millet.
How to cook pearl barley porridge from nettles
This recipe will require preliminary preparation of pearl barley. Therefore, you need to worry about this in advance. And then delicious porridge can be prepared without much difficulty.
Required ingredients:
- 500 g of young nettle leaves and shoots;
- 250 g pearl barley;
- 1 small onion;
- vegetable oil for frying;
- 20 g butter;
- salt, spices - to taste.
Step-by-step cooking process:
- Wash the pearl barley and soak it for a day in water in a ratio of 1:3 (for swelling).
- The next day, cook the cereal until tender (1.5-2 hours) in salted water.
- Grind the washed nettles.
- Finely chop the onion.
- Fry them separately in a frying pan in vegetable oil.
- After cooking, add to pearl barley porridge and stir.
- Season the dish with salt and pepper and then place in the oven for 20 minutes.
- When serving, add butter.
To make the porridge more crumbly, you can wrap the closed pan in a blanket and let it sit for 1 hour.
Conclusion
Nettle porridge prepared according to the proposed recipes will appeal not only to adults, but also to children. And the benefits of this dish are undeniable. In terms of vitamin C and carotene content, nettles are superior to black currants, citrus fruits and carrots. But we should not forget that excessive consumption of this component can be harmful to health. Therefore, moderation should be observed in everything.
