The steamer is the first assistant in the kitchen for adherents of proper dietary nutrition. After all, steamed meat retains all its beneficial properties and is easily absorbed by the body without overloading the digestive system. In addition, the meat in a double boiler turns out to be juicy and aromatic.
How to cook meat in a double boiler?
Meat cooked in a double boiler is considered one of the main dietary products and is perfect for those who are watching their figure. Therefore, there are many recipes for steamed meat dishes.
This is a simple yet tasty dish that can be cooked in a double boiler for one hour. The calorie content of steamed beef is 150 kcal per serving.
To prepare this dish you will need:
- a piece of beef tenderloin weighing 500 grams
- 2 tomatoes
- 200 grams of hard cheese
- parsley, dill, basil, lettuce
- salt and pepper to taste
Avoid defrosting meat in the microwave, it loses too much juice and becomes tough. Best defrost at room temperature
Cut the defrosted tenderloin into small cubes (the smaller, the better the meat will steam). Chop the greens separately, cut the tomatoes into rings. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.
Season the sliced meat with salt and pepper and place on the bottom of a double boiler, put a layer of tomatoes and herbs on top of it, then sprinkle everything with grated cheese. Steam the meat for 40 minutes. If the steamer has two or three levels, you should not sprinkle the meat with cheese right away, it is better to do this just before serving the finished dish on the table.
The calorie content of steamed pork is 240 kcal per serving. Steaming meat according to this recipe is necessary for 30 minutes. Pork is ideal meat and is perfect for steaming.
This meat cooks quickly enough, which allows you to cook pork dishes much faster, for example, beef dishes
For this dish you will need the following ingredients:
- pork tenderloin weighing 500 grams
- 500 grams of small young potatoes
- 1 green beam
- 1 young carrot
- salt and pepper to taste
Cut the meat into strips, salt and pepper. Grate the carrots, cut the potatoes in half (if they are very small, there is no need to cut them).
The ingredients in the steamer must be put in a certain order, that is, in layers. Place the potatoes and carrots on the lower tier of the steamer, the meat on the top. This must be done so that the vegetables are saturated with meat juice and are juicy and aromatic. Cook the meat over high heat or power for 30 minutes. Sprinkle the plate with chopped herbs before serving.