The beautiful days are certainly an opportunity to be outdoors and why not enjoy a good barbecue with friends, but beware of the meat cooked so could be hazardous to our health because of some harmful substances that develop during this type of preparation.
In particular, a study by a researcher at the University of Port Isabel Ferreira MPLVO had revealed that there is a significant correlation between the consumption of grilled meat and the development of colorectal cancer. This association was mainly due to the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are released during the cooking of meat to extreme temperatures, just as during the cooking at the barbecue.
But how to remove this danger and cook the meat on the grill in the healthiest way possible?
Well the Portuguese researchers have made a sensational discovery, during their study, the researchers let the pork marinate for 4 hours in three different types of beer: Pilsner alcoholic, non-alcoholic beer and dark beer Ale, finally the meat was cooked on grid fueled by coal, the results were truly amazing.
The cooking of meat by this method would in fact possible to halve the production of eight types of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, thus reducing significantly the danger, especially dark beer was the one that showed the best results. The researchers therefore concluded that the intake of meat marinated in beer may be an appropriate mitigation strategy, and in case you do not have or has not lovers of the taste of beer, you could substitute red wine or tea.
Finally, do not give up then, for the pleasure of a good barbecue, we follow some small tricks to make our grilled meat as healthy as possible.
Here are some:
- Choose lean cuts of meat, instead of varieties to high fat content such as ribs and sausage, since these dripping less thus creating less damaging fumes for our health
- Remove the excess fat and remove the skin
-scongelare the meat before cooking to reduce the cooking time
-collocare the food at least 6 inches from the heat source
-Create a barrier to prevent the leakage of juices and produce harmful smoke, for example by spreading on a sheet of aluminum with a grid of holes.
But if the meat is not covered in your favorite dishes, here is a variant very dear to me, or the "grilled pizza"
Ingredients:
Pizza dough
Pepperoni
eggplant
Mozzarella di bufala
Olive white
Celery
Chili pepper
Extra virgin olive oil
Preparation
Roasting a pepper on the grill; cooked cleaned and cut into strips. Grilling an aubergine slices. Spread the pizza dough and create an oval of about half of the thickness / an inch. Prepare the grill by putting the charcoal in only one half. Place the dough seasoned, on the side of the direct heat. Freshly cooked turn from side still have over half the barbecue without charcoal. Finish the cooking. Sprinkle the pizza directly on the grill starting with the tomato sauce and add the remaining ingredients. Close the lid and wait for the end of cooking. Garnish with extra virgin olive oil
Bon Appetite!
Andrea Busalacchi
