Roasting with water instead of fat: you have to pay attention to this in order for it to work

Created: 12/27/2021, 3:07 PM

By: Anne Tessin

You can fry with water, but there is one thing you need to be careful of.

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After the gluttony of the festive season, many want to take it easy and save calories.

Can you fry with water instead of fat and lose weight like that?

Losing weight is at the top of many New Year's resolutions.

Every year after all the delicious cookies * and the feasts, the Christmas bacon has to go and people are looking for ways to save calories.

So it makes sense to reduce fat.

For example, can you

?

Yes, you can - but only if you get it right.

Frying with water instead of fat: You have to pay attention to this

Anyone with

, saves a lot of unnecessary calories.

All you need is carbonated mineral water and a non-stick pan and this is how it works:

It is important that you

the

.

If you use too much water, your food will boil instead of crispy.

So less is definitely more here.

Since fat is also an important flavor carrier, you should season meat, fish and vegetables well so that they don't get too bland.

Also when frying backwards, a trick for particularly tender meat.

you can use water instead of fat in the second step.

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Replace fat with water: also possible for baking and dessert

If you also

want to

, water is a good choice.

If you want to replace the milk when baking, you can do so by using

.

But use a little less overall so that the dough does not become too runny.

With pancakes you can replace the milk completely with mineral water.

These

turn out to be so light and airy.

Even crumbly low-fat quark can be wonderfully creamy mixed with mineral water and dressing does not have to consist entirely of oil and vinegar, but can be easily stretched with water.

Here, too, you should spice up if necessary.