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Steamer cookbook
The 147 most delicious and healthiest steam oven recipes including nutritional information for an exciting steam cooking
Author: Michelle Anderson
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Preface
The steamer is becoming increasingly popular these days and rightly so. This cooking method is time-saving and absolutely healthy. All dishes can be conjured up gently and with little energy expenditure. The taste is not lost in the cooking water and whether vegetables or meat, the high-quality products are also convincing in color. Neither the color nor the vital vitamins and minerals are destroyed during steam cooking. You will be amazed how intense and pure your dishes taste. The figure is also perfectly supported when cooking with the steamer. Thus, this cooking method is absolutely trendy. You hardly use any fat when steaming. You not only save calories, but also relieve your cardiovascular system and your arteries. Steamed foods have long since lost their bad image as health food. You will be fascinated by how many great and multifaceted delicacies you can conjure up in the steamer.
In this cookbook, we have prepared a colorful mix of recipes for you. In addition to the quick breakfast, starters and salads, you will find ideas for stews, fish and meat dishes, but also dumplings, international specialties and desserts for those with a sweet tooth. Our recipes are suitable for the whole family and you will find great dishes that look refined and will delight your friends and guests. However, with everything, preparing with the steamer remains absolutely simple.
How does a steamer work?
As the name suggests, all dishes here are prepared exclusively with steam. The bottom of the steamer is filled with water. The individual levels on which the food is placed are stacked above. The food does not come into contact with water, only with the water vapor. The temperatures are usually between 90 Celsius and 100 Celsius. The special thing about this method is that you can prepare an entire meal at once. All ingredients can be conveniently stacked on top of one another without the tastes of the individual foods mixing up. This saves you valuable time that you can use to enjoy and relax with the family.
Where does the technique of steaming come from?
Food was steamed in Asia hundreds of years ago. The best-known import for this is DimSum. Steam cookers in Asia aremuch simpler. Here, food such as rice was wrapped in a cloth and hung over a pot of boiling water. They also put bamboo baskets in woks filled with water. However, the result is the same. The first steam cookers came to our latitudes in the form of Roman pots or steam pressure pots.
How do I find the right steamer?
Steam ovens come in a wide variety of models. They are available as stylish built-in devices. In contrast, for starters, a floor-standing device is absolutely fine. Here you should make sure that the device has enough levels so that you can really prepare an entire menu in one go. The size also depends on the size of your family. Consult with friends who already have one and do some research on the internet.
What should I look out for when buying a
steamer?
There are now countless combination devices on the market. Steam ovens are integrated in microwaves or ovens. However, if you opt for a simple single device, it is important that it has different settings. Cooking time, temperature and timer should be individually selectable separately from each other. Another important point is cleaning. Make sure that the water tank and individual parts can be easily removed and cleaned.
Do you need your own crockery for the steamer?
This is always an important question because if many other utensils have to be purchased in addition to the new kitchen appliance, the matter can develop into an expensive experiment. In general, you don't need any extra dishes for the steamer. Perforated bowls and inserts made of metal, glass or ceramic are best. The shortest possible cooking time can be achieved with thin aluminum inserts. If you opt for a simple compact appliance, the required inserts are usually available and you can easily cook and experiment with your conventional dishes from the kitchen.
The cooking temperatures for steam cooking
You can use the steamer to prepare any food that needs to be boiled, steamed or stewed. The cooking time and temperature of the individual foods depend on the size and texture. Different temperatures or cooking levels are required for vegetables, fish and meat, which we specify in detail in the individual recipes. A rule of thumb is: the smaller the food, the shorter the cooking time. This means that a whole carrot or potato takes twice as long as a sliced vegetable. The temperatures usually vary between 80 Celsius and 100 Celsius.
The advantages of steaming
The most important point is health. All ingredients such as vitamins, minerals and trace elements are preserved to the highest degree. In addition, food never dries out when steaming. Everything is juicy and tastes fresh. Since you do not need any oil or fat, you save calories. Your figure will thank you. In addition, there are no roasting substances that have recently come more and more into the focus of being carcinogenic. You can also save a lot of salt when cooking with steam. The intense taste of the food itself ensures sufficient aroma. Another health aspect has a positive effect on the cardiovascular system. The food does not overcook and its shape and color have been preserved. As is well known, the eye eats with it and food that has been prepared in the steamer is guaranteed to make it on Instagram. Nothing can burn in the steamer. Even if you leave the kitchen for a moment, you don't have to worry. Another point is the smell. Steam cooking only causes a subtle smell to flow through the kitchen. Regardless of whether it's vegetables or fish, you don't have to wash the kitchen curtains afterwards, as the smells remain directly in the cooking space and do not move through the house. In fact, the aromas in the steam do not mix within the device. For example, you can cook fish, vegetables and a sweet souffle at the same time without the flavors affecting each other.
No matter who you are, everyone can conjure up tasty and wonderful dishes with the steamer without great cooking skills. Mothers can be sure that the family will be supplied with the vitamins and minerals they need every day and that the food will also taste great. One thing should also be mentioned: Cooking in the steamer is just as quick as putting a frozen meal or pizza in the oven. You are guaranteed to have a lot of fun with your steamer, because you can discover countless new creations every day. Cooking with it is guaranteed never to be boring.
Breakfast from the steamer
1) Egg stuffed with tomato
Calories: 58.3 kcal | Protein: 5.1 grams | Fat: 2.7 grams | Carbohydrates: 2.9 grams
Ingredients for one person :
1 tomato | Salt and pepper | 1 teaspoon chopped chives | 1 egg
preparation:
- Cut carefully the lid off the tomato and carefully scrape out the core with a small spoon.
- Season with salt and pepper and fill with chives.
- Beat the egg in the tomato.
- Place in the steamer with the perforated insert and cook at 100 Celsius for 4 minutes.
- Tastes great with toasted bread and is also great for picnics.