In the composition of store spices you can find substances that can adversely affect health. If you want to add taste to home broth or other dishes, you can prepare it yourself Maggi from natural ingredients. In the article below we will tell you How to make homemade maggi from Lubczyk.
A bottle with a dark liquid could be found in every Polish home. Of course, we are talking about Maggi, a spice with a characteristic taste of umami, which is added, among others, to soups, sauces, meats and pasta. The product name comes from the founder of the company and the cult author of the “taste improver”, Julius Magga. Maggi-Würa was introduced to the Swiss market in 1886. Currently, its composition includes, among others, ingredients such as Water, vinegar, salt, glucose, lump extract, 5′-ilbonucleotides of disodium (E635), and the infamous monosodic glutamate (E621).
Among the specialists for healthy nutrition, it is the latter substance that raises many doubts. Although in small quantities sodium glutamate It is safe, exaggerating with him can threaten unpleasant ailments. May appear nausea, headaches, palpitations, sweating, or deterioration of well -being. Interestingly, this set of symptoms has its name, it is referred to as “Chinese cuisine syndrome”. Therefore, it is worth using maggi in moderation, or preparing a healthier, home alternative from Lubczyk.
The basis of homemade maggi is Lubczyka plant that hides a lot of valuable health -promoting properties. Great affects the digestive system, supports proper digestion, supports the intestinal workhelps to avoid flatulence and get rid of gases. It also works well on the urinary system, has diuretic propertiessupports the cleansing of the body of toxins and unnecessary metabolism products, and also helps with urinary tract infections.
Lubczyk will also be a good ingredient in the heart diethelps to lower too high levels of “bad” blood cholesterol, and supports the prevention of heart disease. He is also attributed to him Antioxidant and bactericidal effect. It can also be helpful with colds because it has an expectorant effect. It is called natural aphrodisiac.
If the lovage is growing in your garden, the end of May will be the perfect time to prepare from it Homemade maggi. Such a liquid spice is not only much healthier than the one from the store, but also tastes much better.
To prepare this recipe, you will need:
- approx. 500 g of lovage (leaves and stems),
- 1 big bunch of parsley,
- several dried mushrooms,
- about 1.5 liters of water,
- 120 g cukru,
- 70 g soli.
Magga preparation start with washing the lovage and parsley, then chop them and throw them into the pot. Pour water so that it completely covers the ingredients. Add salt and mushrooms. Cook for 30 minutes. In the meantime, pour sugar into the pan, wait for it to melt, mix, making sure that it does not burn. When it dissolves, add a slightly decoction from the pot to the finished caramel, mix everything, then add the contents of the pan to the decoction. Cook another 10 minutes. Strain the ready maggi through a strainer. Pour into clean jars or glass bottles. Store in the fridge.
Sources: Teragałuje.pl, youtube.com/@perma-kultura, Wapteka.pl
