If you have at least once been in the cafe "McDonald's", you probably tried there famous "Caesar 'roll." The recipe is now known not only to the employees of this institution, but also to you! It is presented here below. Preparation of simple.
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How to prepare Caesar roll?
So what are the ingredients needed to prepare the 'Caesar' roll? They are dependent on the recipe and the taste of food. Here's the list:
For meals:
2 chicken breasts;
150 gr. hard cheese (in the original version is the cheese);
2 tomatoes;
50-100 gr. lettuce;
2 sheets of lavash (you can buy it in the shop);
3 egg whites;
sesame seeds and bread crumbs for frying breast;
salt and spices to taste.
For the sauce:
5 Art. l. olive oil;
3-4 tablespoons. l. lemon juice;
3 raw egg yolks;
3 cloves of garlic;
1, 5, Art. l. Dijon mustard;
salt and pepper to taste.
So, we offer a simple recipe such famous dishes as "Caesar 'roll." For you, step by step guide preparation of this dish:
Chicken breasts slightly repel (effortless) and cut into cubes. Each cube dip first into the egg white (it add salt and spices and mix), then a mixture of breadcrumbs and sesame seeds.
Fry the chicken until golden brown and delicious.
Now expand the pita bread and begin to spread in the middle of the salad ingredients. First, put lettuce.
Then cut into slices of tomatoes and lay them on top of lettuce.
The next layer - the chicken.
Now it's time to cook the sauce. It's simple. Mix the ingredients for the sauce, whisk with a fork all, but rather a mixer.
On the breast pour sauce.
Cheese rub on a coarse grater, sprinkle with the sauce on.
Wrap pita. First, tuck the bottom part and then turns side. Do not touch the top of the salad should be visible.
Done.
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Useful tips: how to make a tasty dish?
Some useful advice to mistresses:
If you want to give the sauce a spicy taste, replace the lemon sauce with balsamic vinegar.
The sauce can be made more pungent and spicy, add pepper and other spices (such as curry).
Use only fresh pita bread. After opening a shopping package it can not be stored for a long time.
If, however, a bit stale pita bread, you can lubricate it with mayonnaise, it will soften.
Breast can be pre-marinated in mayonnaise to make it softer and more gentle.
Does not discourage breast too much, otherwise it will be tough and tasteless after roasting.
If you want to improve the taste of a dish, put it in the refrigerator. Pita bread soaked ingredients too.
Now you have the recipe for "Caesar 'roll." Prepare a dish his household, surprise favorite!
Contents:
A bit of history lettuce
The classic recipe for "Caesar"
Secrets and Tips for Salad "Caesar"
Caesar salad is very popular at the moment, it is included in the menu of almost every catering. Recipe of salad varied: classic, french, light, with shrimp, bacon, chicken and others. The name of this dish has given American Caesar Cardini. He was the owner of the restaurant "Caesar's Place", which translates as "Caesar." The restaurant is located in a small Mexican town on the border with the United States. In the United States at the time it was the dry law, so that all who have had the opportunity, went to the Mexican border city to celebrate the holidays with alcohol.
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A bit of history lettuce
In 1924, many American businessmen and wealthy Hollywood stars went to Mexico to celebrate the most important holiday of the country - Independence Day. Since the restaurant Cardini problems with alcohol did not have his restaurant was crowded by visitors. But with the food situation was bad - they are almost finished. Then Cardini, demonstrating culinary ingenuity, to prepare a salad of the remaining ingredients.
It is laid out on a plate of grated garlic, lettuce, sbryznul them with olive oil and lemon juice, adding boiled eggs, rubbed cheese, croutons prepared and Worcestershire sauce. All products mix and serve. This dish is fond to Americans, and in 1953 Caesar salad was named the best recipes, appeared in America in the last 50 years.
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The classic recipe for "Caesar"
To prepare Caesar salad on the classic recipe, you will need the following products:
lettuce "Iceberg" salad, or "Roman". You should know that "Iceberg" sweet and has a strong expression of taste, "Roman" is more tart and spicy;
40 g or 2 tablespoons. grated cheese "Parmesan";
egg;
100g loaf or white bread;
300 g chicken (optional);
olive oil;
clove of garlic;
lemon;
Worcestershire sauce, another of its name - Worcestershire;
black pepper, salt.
It is necessary to thoroughly rinse the lettuce leaves and dry them. Then be prepared croutons, ie croutons. To do this, take a loaf of bread or white, cut off his crust, and what is left, cut into cubes with a side of 1 cm. Soak the sliced bread in the preheated oven until it is lightly browned, but not more than 10 minutes. Do not forget to flip several times croutons in the oven. Prepare dressing for toast: crush a clove of young garlic, add to it a spoon of olive oil and preheat. After some time, a mixture of lower croutons, mix well and remove them to a plate.
Prepare salad dressing
Properly cooked sauce - tasty basis Caesar salad.
The sauce on the classic recipe is preparing in this way. Pour the egg, add the chopped garlic, 2-3 drops of Worcestershire sauce, cheese, mix the ingredients. You can use a food processor or blender. A thin stream, pour the sauce a little olive oil. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon and add the dressing. Rate dressing: it should not be too thick, if necessary it can be diluted with boiled water. To your taste, add salt and black pepper. To make the spicy taste of the sauce, you can add anchovy fillets. Anchovies are not necessarily grind, you can put them on top of salads.
Prepared by "Caesar" plate rub garlic. Tear hands washed and obsushennye lettuce leaves and arrange on a platter. Toss salad with dressing and sprinkle with croutons and grated Parmesan cheese. The thus prepared a classic "Caesar" you can add chicken. Cut small pieces of chicken, fry in oil with garlic and add to the salad.
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Secrets and Tips for Salad "Caesar"
For the salad was crisp, place it for 15 minutes in the icy water. Water can be taken in the refrigerator or on the balcony in the cool winter months.
Egg sauce is better not to use raw and cooked on this recipe: carefully pierce it with a blunt end and a sharp drop in for a moment just the boiled, but not boiling water. Then, the egg should be cool. But to prepare this way it will only fit an egg at room temperature, which is tentatively need to get out of the refrigerator.
If you can not find Worcestershire sauce, mustard, replace it.
If you want chicken salad was not fried, but soft and gentle, marinate her pieces in a spoon of soy sauce.
The most delicious croutons obtained from underdone, and after the dried baguette.
If you use anchovy sauce, take them only in oil without any additives.
Any salads, which have leaves should be mixed with two spoons. This is necessary not to damage the leaf structure.
Caesar salad should be done just before serving, but you can prepare for future use by the classical sauce recipe.
It can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 days.
All dishes mix the ingredients must be cold.
"Caesar" can decorate cut into 4 pieces eggs, cherry tomatoes, anchovies and olives.
