Chemical composition of kosher salt. Useful properties of the sounded product and contraindications to its use. How to get it, recipes and interesting facts.
Benefits of Kosher Salt
Sometimes the very name of this product arouses consumer suspicion, because it is called the "white death". With its rational use, you can get the benefits of kosher salt in the following way:
- Preservation of water balance … The intercellular fluid needs sodium, which is the basis of the described product.
- Activation of digestive enzymes … Sodium in this product allows you to regulate the acid-base balance in the human body. It is enzymes that help people, even with pathology with the gastrointestinal tract, to assimilate food without side effects.
- Increased appetite … If you're looking to gain weight, it's best to look at recipes for kosher salt. Nausea, loss of taste will instantly disappear if you include this product in your menu.
- Fight against toxicosis … If in the first or last trimester a pregnant woman suffers from severe vomiting, then she should 1 tsp. dissolve kosher salt in 1 liter of boiled warm water. A tablespoon is enough to eliminate such urges for quite a long time.
- Prevention of diarrhea … People who often face this problem are advised to use the product in their diet. With this delicate issue, it will help to avoid an additional problem in the form of dehydration.
Kosher salt is suitable for external use. This applies to diseases such as suppuration of nails, fungal infections and dry eczema of the head.
Contraindications and harm of kosher salt
Disputes regarding this product continue to this day. However, experts unequivocally came to a single conclusion in which cases kosher salt can harm a person:
- Gastrointestinal problems … In case of serious health problems in the form of chronic gastritis or stomach ulcers, you should refrain from using this spice. Even during the period of remission of the aforementioned diseases, it is necessary to eat food with a minimum amount of kosher salt.
- Cystitis … As you know, inflammation of the bladder is often triggered by the intake of salty foods. With this disease, they need to be reduced to a minimum, and ideally, generally excluded from your diet.
- Overweight … Excessive consumption of kosher salt often leads to increased appetite. People who are on a diet need to completely abandon its use so as not to gain extra pounds later. However, hypotensive patients should not adhere to this recommendation, because in the end they will lose not only weight, but also health.
You should be very careful when it comes to the use of a voiced product by children. If it is used irrationally, there may be a malfunction of the kidneys and dysfunction of water-salt metabolism in the baby. However, many salt-free diets that have not been approved by a doctor end in disastrous results.
How kosher salt is mined
This popular seasoning can actually be obtained in two ways. Firstly, it is located in the deposits of salt pits. They are formed in places of water sources that flow in certain areas. The required substance is lined up and waited for it to go through the natural washing process. At the same time, rain plays an important role in the formation of kosher salt.
Secondly, it is obtained through the evaporation of seawater. During this process, the sonicated product is simply heat treated in order to extract the desired crystals from it. It should also be noted the modern method of extracting kosher salt, which is called vacuum. With it, you can not do without drilling a well in a natural reservoir. Water is then poured into it so that the described substance dissolves in the resulting container, which is pumped out after all the sounded manipulations.
Kosher Salt Recipes
In the kitchen of any housewife there is finely ground table salt. However, famous culinary experts recommend trying to replace it with kosher when making dishes.
Keep in mind that when using it, you will need volumetric dishes, since in this case you have to deal with the exact observance of the amount of the product. If you use it in dishes instead of table salt, then keep in mind that 1 gram of edible salt accounts for 0.5 g of kosher +/- 0.1 g.
Recipes with kosher salt for various dishes:
- Salted meat … To prepare it, it is best to use large portions of the original product, and ideally bake it whole. It is preferable to divide the chicken and game in half, and cut the pork and beef into large pieces. A very important point in preparing this dish is drying the product with a cloth or paper towel, because otherwise it will not be able to completely get rid of the blood and become kosher. The proposed recipe helps to avoid sticking the baking sheet, because it will require a minimum of additional source of fat to make it. Sprinkle the baking dish with kosher salt in a layer of 4-5 mm. The meat is then processed with spices (basil, coriander, black pepper) and baked for an hour at a heat setting of 200 degrees.
- Salted mackerel … To prepare it at home, you need to thoroughly rinse the fish in water, and then remove its tail and head. After removing the giblets from the seafood (it is especially worthwhile to carefully rid it of the black film), you need to cut off the gills and cut the ready base for salting into portioned pieces. When calculating for two mackerels, then you will need 1 tbsp. kosher salt, 1, 5 tsp. sugar and two crushed bay leaves. After rubbing the fish with this composition, it must be placed in a container for a couple of hours. After draining the resulting juice, the product should be salted for another 11-12 hours.
- Salted mushrooms … In this case, it is best to take 1 kg of beetles, milk mushrooms or russula, which must be soaked in cold water for 6-7 hours. A thick layer of kosher salt must be placed in the container where the mushrooms will be cooked. On top of it, you need to distribute dill, anise and coriander. After that, it is necessary to put the mushrooms into the container in layers (no more than 6 cm) with the caps up. After treating each of them with kosher salt, black pepper, garlic and bay leaves, it is necessary to place the mushrooms under moderate pressure. After a month, the dish will be ready if it is stored in a cool place and not allowed to form mold.
- Kibbeh … To prepare this Japanese masterpiece, you need to fry 200 g of ground beef in olive oil with 2 onions for 6-7 minutes. Then add 1/4 tsp to the meat filling. allspice, a pinch of kosher salt, a little cinnamon and heat it for another 4 minutes. After placing the filling in a bowl, it must be supplemented with 40 g of fried pine nuts and 1 tbsp. seasoning sumac. The top layer is prepared from 200 g bulgur (wheat treated with boiling water), 600 g twice ground mutton, 0.5 tbsp. black pepper, finely chopped onion and a pinch of kosher salt. The mixture of bulgur with meat must be thoroughly mixed and divided into 15 parts, from which balls should be made. Having made a depression in each of them, you need to place the ground beef filling in it and then pinch the edges. The dish is ready after 4 minutes of cooking.
- Pork with watermelon … 400 g of the sounded product must be cut into small cubes and mixed with 300 g of chopped cherry tomatoes, a bunch of arugula and parsley. The sounded components must be filled with a mixture of 50 ml of olive oil, 1 tbsp. mustard and 0.5 tbsp. lemon juice. Beat two eggs with a pinch of kosher salt and black pepper. The pork steaks should then be dipped in the egg mixture, then rolled in breadcrumbs and fried in olive oil. After they are fully prepared, they must be served along with the already prepared watermelon salad.
When asked what to cook from kosher salt, you just need to turn on your imagination, and also listen to your own preferences. It should be remembered that many dishes, when using a sounded finely ground product, lose their taste.
Kosher Salt Drink Recipes
Some people believe that only sweet juices, fruit drinks, compotes and alcoholic drinks are delicious. However, this is not true, because you can enjoy the following drinks with kosher salt:
- Mexican chocolate … In a small saucepan, mix 1 liter of milk, 100 g of brown sugar, 100 g of dark chocolate, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, a pinch of kosher salt and 1 tsp. vanilla sugar. Stir the voiced mass over low heat until the chocolate is completely dissolved. Then add 2 beaten eggs to the drink and return it to the stove for another 5 minutes.
- Cold tea … 4 tablespoons black tea must be brewed with 1 tsp. mint in 1 tbsp. water, and then insist and strain these components. To the resulting liquid you need to add 2 glasses of milk, a glass of 10% cream, 50 ml of lemon juice, 1 tbsp. sugar and a pinch of kosher salt. The drink should be placed in the refrigerator for a while, stirring it systematically. Tea is served in glasses with ice, and mint can be used as a decoration.
- Cocoa with cinnamon … To prepare it, you need to mix 2 tsp. cocoa powder with 1 tsp. icing sugar, 0.3 tsp. ground cinnamon, 0.5 tsp. starch and a pinch of kosher salt. The sounded mixture must be poured with hot water in the hope that it turns into a thick viscous mass. After that, you should heat 180 ml of baked milk, pour the sounded components into it and boil them for 2-3 minutes. It is recommended to place the finished cocoa with cinnamon in a container with thick edges.
- Mint lemonade … Two lemons must be peeled and cut into strips. The zest should be placed in a saucepan with syrup (1 ml of water and 2 tablespoons of sugar) and boiled for 5 minutes. Add a pinch of kosher salt and a couple of mint leaves to the chilled drink. The syrup infused in the refrigerator and strained must be mixed with the juice of 5-6 lemons.
- Cocktail "Margarita" … To prepare it, you need 40 ml of tequila, 25 ml of orange liqueur, 15 ml of sugar syrup, 2 g of kosher salt, 70 g of lime and 150 g of ice. The edges of the glass moistened with water should be dipped into the sounded salt. Pour sugar syrup, tequila and orange liqueur into the shaker. To this mass you need to add lime juice and ice. It is recommended to beat until frothy.
- Bloody Mary cocktail … 60 ml of vodka, 120 ml of tomato juice and 5 ml of lemon juice are poured into a glass. To the resulting liquid are added 5 ml of Worcestershire sauce, 2 ml of Tabasco (if there are no sounded components, you can replace them with any spicy sauce), 3 mashed basil, kosher salt and black pepper (to taste). The resulting composition is poured into another glass, which contains ice cubes. It is recommended to perform such manipulations 8 times to saturate the cocktail with oxygen. Some chefs recommend adding oysters to the drink.
Interesting facts about salt
Even in the Middle Ages, this seasoning was considered a gold mine for successful merchants. The desire to possess salt deposits sometimes turned into real wars.
The nobles loved to show their special position, so kosher salt was served to them in containers that were decorated with precious stones.
It is also worth recalling the Salt Riot, which took place in Russia in 1648 due to the impressive increase in the price of the spoken spice.
It is also interesting that the Slavs have long greeted guests with bread and coarse salt, which once again confirms the status of the seasoning described.
At present, this product, in addition to its technical analogue, is quite often used at a time when ice forms on the soil and asphalt. As a reagent for a problem, the described substance has no competitors. At the same time, the harm from kosher salt in the voiced case is minimal, because the environmental safety during its use has been confirmed by experts.
The household also cannot do without this product. The composition of kosher salt allows housewives not only to get rid of harmful insects, but also to clean the contaminated surface of the bathroom and kitchen. In addition, it is difficult to do without this substance in animal husbandry, because it is an important additive in the food of cows, pigs and sheep.
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Kosher salt is not just a coarsely ground spice, but also a necessary product for every housewife. Using it in moderation and for its intended purpose, you can end up with tasty and healthy dishes for the human body.
