For those who are worried not only about their figure, but also about their health, a steamer is an absolute must in the kitchen. Thanks to this kitchen appliance, products remain dietary without losing their useful qualities. Another indisputable advantage of a double boiler is the ability to cook both the main dish and the side dish at the same time: for example, trout and zucchini.
Trout is a very healthy fish, its meat contains important vitamins and amino acids. But at the same time, she is one of the fattest fish. So that the consumption of trout does not affect the waist, cook dishes from this fish with steam.
Steamed trout
You will need:
- 1 kg of trout;
- salt, ground pepper to taste;
- dill, basil;
- lemon juice.
For cooking, you can take both river and sea trout.
1 kg of trout is about 3-4 carcasses of river trout. Sea trout is larger, so one small carcass weighs 1.5-2 kg. You can buy ready-made steaks right away, but then it is more difficult to determine how fresh the fish was. If you have the time and desire, it is better to take a whole fish and clean it yourself.
Carefully remove the scales from the fish, even if they were cleaned in the store. Cut off the fins and gut the entrails. Rinse under cold running water.
Rub the carcass on top and inside with salt and pepper. Cut a lemon in half and squeeze the juice from each half onto the fish. Wrap the fish in a roasting sleeve or place in a container with a lid and refrigerate for 1-2 hours to soak the fish with spices.
Instead of salt, you can use soy sauce, which will add an interesting flavor to the fish. When using the sauce, no salt is needed.
After the fish has stood in the refrigerator, you can proceed directly to cooking it in a double boiler. Remove the carcass from the roasting sleeve, if used, and place the fish on the mesh of the steamer. Sprinkle finely chopped dill on top or place a few basil sprigs.
Pour plain clean water into a steamer without adding any other ingredients. The fish is cooked for 20-30 minutes. Both potatoes and rice are suitable as a side dish for trout. But in order for dinner or dinner to remain dietary, it is better to cook zucchini as a side dish.
Low-calorie zucchini side dish
Required Ingredients:
- 2-3 zucchini;
- salt, pepper to taste;
- dill, parsley.
Peel the vegetable first. Then cut the zucchini into thin rings, which must be salted and, if desired, pepper. Dill and parsley add a pleasant zucchini smell. In a double boiler, the zucchini garnish is cooked for 20-30 minutes.
The most delicious and juicy zucchini are small in size. They either have no seeds at all, or they are small and soft.
Sprinkle finely chopped dill and parsley on the rings to add a pleasant zucchini scent. In a double boiler, the zucchini garnish is cooked for 20-30 minutes.
