How to use tea mushroom in cooking

About 2 years ago I saw a jar of kombucha in my friend’s kitchen. He gave me a cool, tart drink. A distant memory from childhood, a taste that can not be confused with anything! I was surprised, of course, that he is a happy owner of such a miracle, but I was distracted by an interesting conversation, forgot to ask about the infusion.

More recently, I came across fascinating research and regretted that I did not ask a friend for a piece of mushroom. Upon learning, How useful is tea mushroomI want to cultivate it, postponing all other earthly affairs.

You will need to grow tea mushrooms.

• flat-can
• 5 tbsp black leaf tea without additives
• 0.5 liters of boiling water
• 7 tbsp sugar
• gauze

Tea mushroom from scratch at home

1. Make a tea brew in the brew as usual, let it brew. Add the sugar.
2. Wash a liter can of soda to kill all harmful microorganisms. Fill the jar with a half-strained tea brew.
3. Tie a jar of gauze and place it in a dark place. After a few weeks, the brewing will begin to emit a characteristic acetic aroma, and after a month and a half a thin mushroom will grow on the surface of the tea! It should be carefully removed and placed in a three-liter jar filled with weak tea.

Now organic and grandmother recipes at the peak of popularity. That's 30 years ago. kombucha It could only be found in Soviet homes, but now it has flooded the United States and Europe. It is sold in bottles with different flavors and advertised as a healthy alternative to traditional carbonated drinks. But the infusion of kombuchi can not only be drunk, but also used in cooking.



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This is a fairly budget-friendly way to diversify your menu and make meals even more useful. Editorial "Site" Will tell you about 5 ways to use kombucha in cooking.

Than useful tea mushroom Tea mushroom has a variety of therapeutic properties: antibacterial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory. In addition, it is able to reduce blood cholesterol levels and regulate blood pressure. In folk medicine, the medicinal properties of kombucha have long been used: for diseases of the bladder, stomach, kidneys, liver and headache.



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This is due to the fact that it contains many useful substances: alkaloids, vitamins, enzymes, glycosides, aromatic substances, as well as sugar, acetic acid and alcohol. So prepare dishes and seasonings based on it, so that they have a healing effect on your body.

Tea mushroom in cooking

1. Homemade vinegar
   To prepare excellent vinegar at home, you need to pour tea and sugar in the usual way and leave to ferment for 3 months. After this period, the resulting infusion should be boiled for an hour, strained, cooled and bottled. For a savory taste, mustard seeds can be added to vinegar, at the rate of 1 tbsp. l. grains per liter of liquid.
   
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2. Meat sauce
   You can make a fragrant sauce that will be great to complement all meat dishes. Grind 100g of Greek nuts, add 3 crushed cloves of garlic and 100g of bread crumpled in milk. Add 100g of melted butter, 1 tbsp of kombucha vinegar and salt. Stir it carefully, it's done.
   
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3. Okroshka
   Instead of the usual bread kvass or kefir, okroshka can be filled with a 3-day infusion of kombucha. It will make a super healthy refreshing soup.
   
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4. marinade
   With the help of tea vinegar from the first recipe, you can make meat tender and give it a barely perceptible sourness. For 1 kg of meat, you need to take a third glass of vegetable oil, 4 tbsp. l. tea vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. Stir all the ingredients well and leave the meat in the marinade for 4 hours. The barbecue is very tasty!
   
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5. Bread.
   On a 3-day infusion of kombucha, you can prepare leaven for baking rye bread. To prepare it, mix 150 ml of tea kvass with 150 g of rye flour and a teaspoon of sugar or honey. Put it in a warm place for a couple of hours and use it as a sourdough.
   
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It turns out that infusion of kombucha is recommended to rinse the hair for special softness and strengthening, wipe their face as a tonic. Watch this educational video. I'm sure you'll discover something for yourself.

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Despite all the positive things, kombucha is contraindicated people with diabetes and chronic fungal diseases. With increased acidity of the stomach, it is recommended to drink an infusion of kombucha, prepared on the basis of exclusively black tea, adding honey to it. In case of individual intolerance or poor health, stop taking the infusion of kombucha and all dishes based on it.

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