Spinach puree

The unique beneficial properties of spinach have been known to humans since time immemorial. Annual herb Spinach garden (Spinácia olerácea), and in everyday life just spinach belongs to the Amarantov family. Researchers believe that for the first time in cooking, spinach began to be used back in ancient Persia. The chemical composition of spinach is enriched with a large amount of vitamins, as well as other useful natural compounds that have a tangible positive effect on the human body.

As a rule, spinach puree is used in cooking, on the basis of which soups, sauces or gravy are made. It is worth noting that spinach puree can be used in the diet of infants. True, not always the specific taste of spinach puree is to the taste of babies, so often other vegetables, such as potatoes, are added to the product.

Notably, it is better to use the plant's young shoots to make spinach puree for baby food. The thing is that the plant, which has already bloomed, has the greatest bitterness. in order to prepare puree of their spinach, the young leaves of the plant are separated from the tails and thoroughly washed under running water. In order to preserve the largest amount of useful natural compounds, whole spinach leaves are poured with boiling water and only then boiled for no more than 10 minutes in boiling water.

Water can be added a little salt for taste. After the spinach leaves have softened under the influence of temperature, they are finely chopped, add a little water in which the plant was cooked, as well as oil and a small amount of breadcrumbs. Often, instead of crumbs and oil, prime grade wheat flour is used in the process of preparing spinach puree. Spinach puree with toasted flour has a more tender taste, the professionals claim.

And if you add a little mashed potato to such a mash of their spinach, the finished product will completely lose its pronounced specific bitter taste. It is noteworthy that spinach quickly loses its distinctive taste, consumer and useful characteristics. This means that it is better to use freshly cut spinach immediately to make mashed potatoes, since over time the product will lose its unique properties.

In addition, you should be careful with the puree of their spinach, since the plant can contain dangerous nitrates in its chemical composition, which, when ingested in the human body, are converted into harmful nitrite compounds. Pediatricians strictly prohibit the reuse of previously prepared and subsequently warmed spinach puree in the child's diet.