Modern housewives know that their first assistant in the kitchen is undoubtedly a blender. This kitchen appliance is capable of not only quickly chopping nuts or whipping a cocktail. Using a blender, you can make a delicate puree soup and grind the meat into minced meat.
Types of blenders
So, a blender is nothing more than a household kitchen appliance that is designed to chop ice, chop various foods and whip all kinds of liquids. Today, in order to whip, grind, and also mix various products, not every housewife needs a bulky food processor, because a compact blender can easily replace it.
When choosing a blender, pay attention to some subtleties, for example, the material from which the bowl is made. The plastic container will not absorb odors, but it may scratch and change its appearance during use. A glass bowl, on the other hand, is not subject to scratches, but can easily break if handled carelessly.
The next point is the power of the device. A low-power blender will only cope with boiled vegetables, sauces, cocktails and soft fruits. For processing raw vegetables and breaking ice, the blender power should start at 600 W.
In addition, a very useful feature is the speed of the device. The more speed switching modes your blender has, the easier it will be for you to prepare certain dishes. And the self-cleaning function will help protect the hostess from accidental injury and save time spent at the stove.
One of the equally important parts of the blender is the attachments, which, in fact, help to perform certain tasks in the preparation of products.
Blender recipes
Today, you can make a fragrant sauce or puree soup quickly enough if you use a blender. For example, making a delicate creamy champignon soup will take you only 20 minutes. An original, fairly simple and hearty dish will appeal to the whole family and will be an excellent breakfast.
So, the recipe is pretty simple. For cream soup you will need: about a glass of vegetable broth, 300 grams of mushrooms, 2-3 onions, 100 ml. medium-fat cream and spices to taste.
Start your soup by processing mushrooms. Rinse fresh mushrooms thoroughly, peel and cut in half. Then chop the onion in half rings and fry it in butter. Add prepared mushrooms to the almost finished onion and simmer for ten minutes over low heat. Cool the prepared mushrooms with onions to room temperature and turn into a homogeneous mass using a blender. Then add the onion-mushroom mass to the broth. Put cream and spices there. Mix everything thoroughly and bring to a boil.
As you can see, a blender can facilitate the preparation of various dishes from a variety of soups, minced meat and dough to cocktails and desserts.
Making various sauces using a blender is no less popular. To make the sauce, take 300 grams of non-hard tofu, a couple of garlic cloves, lemon, olive oil and spices to taste. Place all ingredients in a blender and mix thoroughly until you get a nice, homogeneous mass. Add greens if desired. Then let the sauce sit for a couple of hours in a cold place.
