Soul food menus, have usually been thought of as one dimensional meaning cooked or prepared in the traditional southern ways. You know deep fried in large amounts animal fat, salt, cream, butter and other high calorie substances. A few years ago that may have been true. But today healthier changes are slowly taking place in many cookbook, restaurant and website recipes. Because of growing consumer demand and fueled by health professionals, dieticians and medical doctors, soul food recipes continue to grow more health friendly.
Now you’ll find recipes with more fresh vegetables, fruits and beans included for example. You’ll see additional changes taking place, like healthier cooking techniques such as steaming, baking, roasting and stir-frying to name a few. These changes have won rave reviews from health professionals and consumers alike. In addition to the healthier cooking techniques and ingredients, food critics have applauded the creativity included in preparing healthier versions. The newer versions taste lighter and healthier while still managing to maintain the robust flavors southern soul food recipes have grown famous for.
Other changes taking place is the addition of out-of-the box cooking techniques that are quicker and able to maintain the valuable nutrients often loss in tradition cooking methods. For example, stir frying continues to grow in popularity. For example, you can find more stir-fried collard, mustard and turnip greens on more menus. This method is slowly replacing boiling greens, the traditional method of cooking greens in the past. But it’s a method that boils away much of the vital nutrients and vitamins in large amounts of water.
Stir frying is a quick cooking method that preserves up to 80% of the nutrients often boiled away by the traditional cooking methods of the past. You’ll also find many creative recipes such as stir fried yams, a delicious alternative to southern candied yams, which can take longer to cook than the stir-fried version.
This is a convenient recipe for the busy working mother or mother. Try thin slicing a couple of yams length-wise, tossing them in a large buttered pan over medium heat. Next and sprinkle them with a teaspoon of brown sugar, and cinnamon. Next stir, cover and cook for about 10 minutes and you’ll have a tasty and healthy side dish that goes with any meat.
Yams or sweet potatoes have always been a staple in most soul food menus. Why? Because they’re economical, tasty, healthy (loaded with vitamin B, Fiber and Potassium) and stays with you longer.
Soul Food Menu Ideas - Add Healthy Flair to Any Soul Food Menu
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