Heated nuts - a delicious and he althy delicacy

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September 12 in Russia was considered Nut Day. By this time, the core is finally filled with all the nutrients and the shell becomes ruddy. The harvesting of nuts begins. The most exquisite delicacy is a red-hot nut. It is not only delicious, but also the most useful and nutritious product.

Harvesting nuts. What does "hot walnut" mean?

People are not the only ones who start harvesting nuts in autumn. In the forest, only rustles are heard - it is mice dragging nuts into their minks, or a squirrel on the trees chooses the ripest fruit. In Russia, nuts found in a mouse hole were sold at a special price, were considered the most expensive, and were called "mouse". The squirrel also chooses a nut in its own way: it hits the branches with its paw and watches which one stops swinging last, and with that it collects the most ripe and delicious nuts.

The most delicious dish in Russia was the red-hot nut. Fried in a cast-iron pan, the fruits become juicier, easier to split. Master carvers made special clickers - figurines in the form of soldiers, boyars. Put a nut in his mouth, press the handle on the back -the peeled kernels will fall directly into the hand. The nutritional value of walnuts has long been known to everyone. They contain 70% fat, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins.

Pine nuts

In nature on the whole Earth you will not find a more powerful healer than cedar. His strength is unmatched. Even Avicenna at one time recommended the use of pine nut husks and kernels for treatment. As a general tonic, cleanser for the body, he recommended daily consumption of 1 spoonful of kernels with light wine or honey. Siberian he alth is not empty words. It is the Siberians who highly value the natural healer - father cedar. From nuts, local residents make "vegetable cream", the use of which stimulates the absorption of fatty substances, regulates the functioning of the thyroid gland and internal organs. Nut husks are also widely used in folk medicine. Pine nuts are considered the most expensive on the market. Its nutritional value is very high. The protein contained in pine nuts is digested by our body much easier and faster than that contained in the same walnuts, almonds and peanuts. The inhabitants of Siberia can only envy that the red-hot pine nuts are considered their usual delicacy, it is not for nothing that they call it the best hotel and they always bring friends and acquaintances from these places.

Useful properties of pine nuts

Siberian nut in its core contains up to 16% protein, 60% drying oil, starch, sugar, pentosans, fiber, vitamin C, various minerals. The kernels can be eaten raw. Who-sometimes it prefers a roasted nut, its taste is more saturated, the husk is removed more easily. The physiological value of the protein is very high, it contains eighteen amino acids, 70% of which are considered essential. Walnut protein contains so much methionine, lysine, tryptophan, cystine that it surpasses the composition of cow's milk protein. Pine nut oil contains a large amount of tocopherols - fat-soluble vitamins, fatty acids, which have antioxidant activity. In terms of the content of tocopherols, cedar oil exceeds walnut oil by 1.5 times, and peanut oil by 5 times. There are 3 times more essential fatty acids in it than in peanut, and 1.5 times more than in sunflower. Phosphate phosphorus, so necessary for our body, in cedar oil is a record amount, there is not so much in any product.

How to boil nuts

Boiled pine nuts have a delicate taste, and the husk becomes much softer, it is easier to get the nucleolus. For future use, they are harvested in their pure form, since they are stored in cones for a short time. In the taiga, Siberians build hand mills where the cones are crushed and then sifted.

Heated nut has a very hard shell, so some people like to boil it. To do this, take as many nuts as you plan to eat. Pour them into a saucepan, cover with water and cook for 15-20 minutes. The nuts become soft, it is better to split them across, so the nucleolus does not wrinkle and remains intact.

So that the nuts can be easily removed from the cone, you can boil them. Only a saucepan for these purposes needs to be made separate (cedar resin is unlikelycan be washed off the walls). Cones are boiled for a long time - two hours. Then the fruits are easily extracted. Many people prefer to roast the nuts in the oven afterwards.

How to roast nuts

Let's tell those who prefer roasted nuts how to cook such a delicacy: you can fry nuts both in a pan and in the oven. Pour a thin layer into the pan, no need to pour oil. Stir constantly. The process takes 10-15 minutes. As soon as you hear a crack, you can try. At the end of frying, sprinkle with a little water (so the shell will become softer), cover with a towel. If roasting in the oven, first heat the oven, then put a baking sheet there, on which nuts are poured in an even layer. Simmer for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat and leave to cool. For softness, you can also sprinkle with water at the end of frying.

Some tips on how to crack pine nuts:

• Pre-calcined nuts are poured with water for a while: the shell becomes softer, more pliable.
• Place whole cones in the oven or oven. Nuts acquire a special flavor and are easier to peel later.
• In Buryatia, nuts are poured with a glass of boiling water for 15 minutes. After that, they split with teeth on the blunt side of the fetus.
• You can use pliers that have a notch on the lips. In size, it is just a little smaller than a nut and easily splits it.

Pine nuts have practically no contraindications. But sometimes, with excessive use, you can feel a violation of taste sensations,bitter, metallic taste in the mouth. These disorders go away on their own after a few days.