Cooking in a jar is a technique with ancient origins that allows you to cook directly in glass jars, a bit like it was done in the past to prepare the preserves.
Cooking jar can be done in various ways:
- in the traditional oven, placing the jars in a pan filled with water.
- on the gas, boiling the water in a pot and dipping the jars into it.
- in the microwave, ideal cooking for those who have little time because it will take 6 minutes.
- or even in the dishwasher, for the most ecological, just operate the dishwasher with your dirty dishes, detergent and your jars tightly closed and well positioned with a 60 ° C program.
In addition, you can choose to cook at high or low temperatures.
The term vasocottura therefore does not indicate a univocal technique, since it can be operationally carried out in different ways and at different temperatures.
But what are the real advantages of cooking pots?
- Dietary, in fact with this cooking method you will season less and you will use much less salt to flavor the dish.
- High nutritional values, there is no dispersion of nutrients that remain inside the jar and give flavor to the other ingredients.
- Guaranteed freshness as by cooling the jar it will seal and guarantee freshness without affecting the general quality even when heated.
- Versatility, in fact you can really cook any ingredient with this cooking method, from vegetables to desserts through legumes, meat, fish, eggs and dairy products.
This dish goes perfectly with a medium-bodied rosé wine:
Ciro ’Rosato DOC or Salice Salentino DOC, Italy
Œil-de-Perdrix du Valais AOC or Rosé de Gamay de Genève AOC, Switzerland
Gris de Gris Corbieres AOC or Rosé Syrah Pays Oc AOC, France