A slow cooker can replace a number of kitchen appliances: hob, oven, yogurt maker and even a double boiler. Steamed vegetables retain the maximum amount of vitamins and are very useful for the gastrointestinal tract.
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Included with any multicooker is a steamer - a special basket for steaming. You can cook absolutely any vegetables in it: carrots, cabbage, zucchini, potatoes, beets and many others. Before cooking, the vegetables must be washed and cut into small cubes. From pumpkin, zucchini and other similar products, it is recommended to first remove the peel and remove the seeds.
It is necessary to pour water into the multicooker bowl, and put on top the steamer. Vegetable cubes should be put in it. The cooker lid must be closed tightly, put it in the "Steam" mode and set the time. The cooking time depends on several factors: the power of the appliance, the type and size of vegetables. General recommendations are as follows: carrots and potatoes are cooked for 30 minutes, beets - for 40 minutes.
When cooking vinaigrette, you can immediately cut into small cubes all the components: beets, carrots and potatoes. They can be steamed at a time. In this case, beets need to be put on the bottom of the steamer, otherwise it will immediately color the remaining vegetables. Cooking time for finely chopped vegetables does not exceed 30 minutes.
Steamed vegetables in a slow cooker without adding any oils and fats. They can also be stewed and baked in their own juice. Thanks to this, all vitamins and microelements contained in vegetables will be preserved in the resulting dish.