Why experienced housewives do not throw away onion and garlic peels: 10 reasons to save the peels
Onions and garlic are perhaps the most used vegetables in all cuisines of the world.
Most people throw away the outer "papery" skin of these vegetables, but it is rich in nutrients no less than the juicy part of the head.
Onion and garlic peels are a source of vitamins A, C, E, antioxidants and flavonoids.
Onion peel is a source of quercetin, a powerful antioxidant with anti-inflammatory action. Garlic peel contains phenylpropanoids, antioxidants that protect the heart, help fight the aging process, support immunity and reduce cholesterol levels.
Experienced housewives know about the miraculous properties of these kitchen wastes, so they save them and use them for various purposes.
10 Ways to Use Peels
1. The easiest way is to grind the dry peel and add it to dishes as a seasoning. Or, on the contrary, leave it in large pieces and use it in the same way as bay leaf. Dry onion and garlic peel is not only healthy, but also gives the dish a specific aroma.
2. Dried raw materials can be brewed and drunk as a medicinal tea. If you drink this drink in the evening, it will help improve sleep.
3. Our grandmothers used to dye Easter eggs in onion peels. You just need to put more dried raw material in a saucepan, boil it, let it sit until the water turns burgundy. And then boil the eggs in this water.
4. Add the husks of several onions to the rice as it cooks, and then simply remove them after the rice is cooked. This will enrich the rice with nutrients and give it an unusual color.
5. Water your indoor plants with the infusion. It is a safe natural fertilizer.
6. Add a teaspoon of powdered onion peel to your homemade bread dough to add a subtle flavor and aroma.
7. Onion and garlic peels have antifungal properties, making them effective in relieving itchy skin. Simply make a compress by applying a cloth soaked in the decoction to the skin.
8. Onions are good for hair growth and health. And rinsing light hair with onion peel decoction allows you to give it a beautiful shade.
9. Onions used to be used to dye fabric, threads or wool. The husks were placed in a saucepan and covered with plenty of water. Boiled for 30 to 45 minutes, cooled and strained. Light fabrics were soaked in the broth for several hours or a day. This is a great alternative to modern dyes for those who do handicrafts.
10. Onions and garlic can be baked in the oven in their skins. The onions become sweet and tender, and the garlic acquires an interesting, slightly caramel flavor.
If you want to use garlic and onions with the peel, give preference to vegetables that are grown in ecologically clean areas and with a minimum of chemical treatments and fertilizers. This is not always available, but if such an opportunity exists, then it should be used. After all, the peel concentrates not only a large number of useful substances, but also harmful ones.
