After the "spaghetti 5 calories" I certainly couldn't help but offer you another "glucomannan-based food specialty: konjac risino. It is a food prepared with a special dietary fiber - called Konjac - which is suitable for making first courses. light dishes, low in fat and calories, and gluten-free Let's see how to prepare 5-calorie rice with vegetables!
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 42 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
- 250 g of konjac gum risino
- 1 teaspoon of sweet paprika
- Q.b. of pepper
- Q.b. of salt
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 120 g of peas
- 120 g of zucchini
- 120 g of carrots
- 120 g of peppers
- 1 sprig of parsley
Materials Needed
- Colander
- Casserole with lid
- Chopping board
- Knife
- Pan with lid
Preparation
- Clean the vegetables. Wash the peppers, remove the stalk, remove the internal filaments and seeds, then cut the pulp into layers.
- Wash the courgettes, cut the stalk and cut the pulp into cubes.
- Shell the peas and boil them in water for 10 minutes. Alternatively, defrost the peas and combine them with the remaining vegetables.
- Peel the carrots, remove the stalk and cut them into very small cubes.
- Heat a pan, add a drizzle of oil and sauté the vegetables (carrots, courgettes, peppers and peas) maintaining a medium-high flame. Season with salt and pepper, flavoring with sweet paprika to taste. After the vegetables are browned, lower the heat, cover with the lid and cook for 10 minutes.
Alternatively
In this recipe we suggest flavoring the risino with carrots, courgettes, peas and peppers. However, other vegetables can also be used, such as aubergines, radicchio, green beans, tomatoes or other.- Meanwhile, fill a saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
- Open the package of the konjac risino and rinse it in cold running water.
- Dip the risino in boiling water and cook for 2 minutes.
Did you know that
Glucomannan is a polysaccharide derived from mannose, present in the konjac tuber. In contact with water, it does not break down into simple sugars but increases its volume to form a gelatinous and dense mass that stretches the walls of the stomach with an anorectic effect (reduces the feeling of hunger). Indicated in case of constipation and as adjuvant of slimming diets.
It brings very few calories because the fiber is not digested by the body, leaving however a typical feeling of satiety.- Drain the risino and add it to the vegetables.
- Leave to flavor for a couple of minutes and serve immediately with fresh parsley.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
This recipe is perfect for those who follow a low-calorie, vegan and gluten-free diet! Remember that calories depend exclusively on the type of sauce you choose to flavor the konjac risino: with an eye on fat and calories, we will be able to satisfy the stomach and palate, without weighing down the body!Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
Risino di Konjac with Vegetables is a first course without ingredients of animal origin, with a very low energy density and a caloric prevalence attributable to lipids and carbohydrates. The fatty acids tend to be monounsaturated and the carbohydrates of the simple type (fructose); the proteins, almost irrelevant, are of low biological value. Cholesterol is absent and more than enough fiber. Risino di Konjac with Vegetables is a food that lends itself to most diets, including those for the treatment of overweight, metabolic diseases, gluten and lactose intolerances; it is allowed in the vegetarian and vegan diet. It may be unsuitable in case of irritable bowel syndrome or poor tolerance to dietary fiber.
The average portion of Konjac Risino with Vegetables (weight of raw ingredients) is about 150g (125kcal).
