Recipes with Agar-Agar Algae

Agar Agar is used to make jellies and is extracted from algae Gelidium an Atlantic alga. It has many properties, it is satisfying and not fattening, it is tasteless so it can be used to make jelly, with any flavor and prevents that we have to use industrial gelatin usually extracted from the marrow of the bones of cows or other animals as chickens, etc., therefore Agar Agar is ideal when you want to give consistency to soups, stews, vegetables, ice cream, sauces, etc.

Pumpkin Pudding

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of pumpkin
• 2 tablespoons of agar- agar seaweed
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• Juice of 2 oranges
• 2 tablespoons of grated orange
• 3 cloves

Preparation:

1. Boil the pumpkin in the shell and 3 cloves of smell.
2. When tender, drain and mix with the agar -agar dissolved in orange juice, sugar and zest.
3. Pour into a lightly caramelized mold and put into refrigerator (fridge) finely threaded.

Orange Jelly with Agar-Agar Seaweed

Ingredients:

• 8 medium oranges or 4 if much juice
• 1 packet of Agar Agar powder
• Mineral water
• Honey without boiling

Preparation:

1. First boil agar agar in water for a few minutes. Suffice one tablespoon per liter of juice. In this case a tablespoon will suffice for all the juice.
2. Once seaweed is boiled, let cool slightly and add 1 tablespoon of honey of a good quality and flavor that we like and then move the orange juice that is incorporated.
3. You can also enter a very nice variation and make an infusion of orange blossom, this tea is added to the Agar Agar and once warm, addthe honey and orange juice, then distribute in cup.
4. If you want you can put a piece of fruit, some cherries, etc. and allow to cool to room temperature first and then in the fridge until set.

Agar agar sweets

Ingredients (for four servings) :

• 12 gr. of agar powder
• 250 gr. Of honey
• ¼ liter of water
• 1 orange
• 1 lemon
• 2 egg whites

Preparation:

1. Grate the rind of half a lemon and half an orange.
2. Heat water in a pan and mix with the agar -agar completely dissolving.
3. Leave to simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Beat egg whites until stiff, add the orange juice mixture and lemon and honey and pour agar-agar in water.
5. Mix everything well and let it cool in the refrigerator.
6. To serve garnish with orange and lemon zest.

Jelly of fruit juice

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of orange juice
• 2 cups of pineapple juice
• 4 teaspoons of agar -agar
• 1 cup of pineapple chunks
• 1 cup of orange segments

Preparation:

1. Put the juice in a saucepan and add the agar -agar. Allow the agar to soften for about 3 minutes.
2. Boil juice, stirring to dissolve the agar -agar. Simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Put the juice in a pan, when it starts to curdle add fruit slices. Chill.

Carrot jelly

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of carrot juice
• 2 cups of orange juice
• 1 cup of grated carrot
• 2 cups of orange segments
• 4 teaspoons of agar -agar

Preparation:

1. Place the juice in a saucepan, add the agar-agar. Boil the juice, stirring to dissolve the agar -agar.
2. Cook 5 minutes.
3. Place in mold and refrigerate until set, add the grated carrot and orange segments. Allow to cool.

Agar-agar pudding

Ingredients:

• 2 kilos of apples
• 150 gr. Of apple liquid syrup
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla powder and a cinnamon (powder)
• The scrape of 1 lemon
• A little orange or tangerine juice
• A natural yogurt
• A medium tablespoon of agar agar powder

Elaboration:

1. Simmer apples, peeled and diced, when they acquire the consistency of applesauce, the remaining ingredients are added.
2. Beat the entire mixture in blender (mixer or grinder) It can also be done in the same pot and turns on a glass mold.
3. Decorate with pieces of apple as moons, grill and bake until golden brown.
4. Cool and is ready to consume.

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