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If you want to quickly steam food, we'll show you how to create a steam basket using a cauldron, kettle, or even just a saucepan. There is a traditional Asian cooking technology that will preserve all the nutrients that are lost from food during cooking, frying and cooking in the microwave. You need to cover the pot with a lid to create a steamer that can cook any food.

Steps

1. 1 Fill a saucepan, deep skillet, pot, or cauldron with a little water. The amount of water depends on the size of the pot. The water must not come into contact with food when you place the steam basket on top of a saucepan or kettle. It is best to fill the pot with 1 to 2 cm of water.
2. 2 Place a steamer on top of the pot. This can be a regular sieve or a colander. The colander should not touch the water.
3. 3 Place food in the steamer, dividing it into small pieces that should not touch each other (unless they are vegetables).
4. 4 Turn on the stove, turn it on medium heat, and bring the water to a boil.
5. 5 Place a lid on the pot. If using a colander, cover it with a lid. Steam the food for the amount of time indicated in the recipe.
6. 6 When the time is up, remove the lid from the pot, being careful not to burn yourself with the hot steam. Remove the colander or steamer from the pot. Use a fork or tongs to remove the food.
7. 7 Serve.
8. 8 Ready.

Tips

• The time it takes to steam food depends on the size and thickness of the cookware used and the type of food you are cooking. Meat takes longer to cook than vegetables, for example. Meat is cooked for 10-15 minutes, if cut into small pieces, and vegetables - 4-8 minutes. Green vegetables and herbs are cooked for 1-7 minutes.
• If you don't have a steamer, you can use a regular sieve or colander that fits on top of a pot or cauldron.
• You can grease the steamer with butter or margarine to prevent vegetables and other food from sticking to it. In Asian cuisine, it is customary to spread the bottom of the steamer with cabbage leaves.
• If you have a bamboo steamer rather than a metal one, this will work much better. It will cook food much faster and better. If you don't have a large pot or pan with a lid, don't worry. You can use any lid you have in your kitchen, even if it's oversized.
• A couple needs a place to circulate.Leave some space between the pieces of food, vegetables, or meat to cook evenly. If you are cooking vegetables, you may not want to leave a lot of space between them, especially if you are cooking broccoli and carrots. If you are preparing greens, you can lay them in a dense layer. It will cook evenly anyway.

Warnings

• Do not remove the lid from the pot when steaming food. Letting the steam dry will take much longer to cook.