Have you ever wondered what other cereal you can (literally) pop at home? In addition to corn, with which popcorn can be prepared, it is possible to take advantage of amaranth seeds which, when subjected to intense heat, begin to swell until they burst, turning into small puffed seeds. Let's see how to prepare amaranth popcorn!
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 371 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- 50 g of amaranth
Materials Needed
- Pan with lid
- Table spoon
Preparation
- Heat a stone or non-stick pan for about two minutes maintaining a high flame, taking care to cover with the lid in order to create and maintain a very high heat.
- When the pan is hot, pour a tablespoon of amaranth seeds, maintaining a very high flame: cover immediately with the lid and turn the pan often, directly on the fire to avoid burning the seeds. In about ten seconds, the amaranth seeds begin to burst, turning white.
Attention
The preparation of pop-amaranth is simple but, to obtain an excellent result, it is necessary to respect some precautions. First of all, the pan which must be hot: the amaranth seeds must undergo a thermal shock but, at the same time, remain in contact with the plate as little time as possible to avoid burning them. In fact, if the amaranth seeds they are poured on the lukewarm or barely hot pan, these must remain in contact with the plate for a long time before bursting: in this case, the seeds burn and, sometimes, do not burst.- Immediately remove the amaranth pops from the pan and transfer to a plate or bowl.
- Allow to cool and store the amaranth pops in an airtight jar for 2 weeks.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
How to use amaranth pops? They are special to dip into cold milk, to be consumed by the spoonfuls for breakfast, to be used to prepare energy bars or, if you add a pinch of salt, they can represent a valid alternative to classic croutons to enrich pureed vegetables and soups!Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
Amaranth Popcorn is a food that falls into the category of snacks; it could also be used in breakfast.
It has a significant energy supply, mainly provided by carbohydrates, followed by lipids and finally by proteins.
The carbohydrates are mainly complex, the fatty acids above all monounsaturated and the peptides tend to have a medium biological value.
Cholesterol is absent and fiber satisfactory.
Amaranth Popcorn is a recipe that, if used in the diet against overweight and metabolic diseases (especially hyperglycemia or type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertriglyceridemia), must respect a modest weight. It has no contraindications for lactose intolerance or celiac disease. It is one of the foods used in the diet of vegetarians and vegans.
The average portion of Amaranth Popcorn is around 30-50g (110-185kcal).
The nutritional values on the side refer to 100 grams of raw food.
