The meat and potatoes in the Panasonic cooker always turns out to be very tasty. However, for a more satisfying and aromatic dinner, other vegetables are recommended to be added to such a dish.
How to cook eggplant with meat and potatoes in a slow cooker
Essential Ingredients:
- boneless pork flesh and a large amount of fat - 400 g;
- carrots - 200 g;
- fresh young eggplants - 3 pcs.;
- sweet onions - 2 pcs.;
- iodized salt and black pepper - optional;
- parsley and dill - in a small bunch;
- medium-sized young potatoes - 3-4 tubers;
- tomato paste - 1 large spoon;
- fresh garlic - 1 small clove.
Meat processing
To make eggplant with meat and potatoes in a slow cooker quickly and tasty, it is recommended to purchase only fresh pork pulp. This choice is due to the fact that this product is extremely easy to process and instantly cooks in a kitchen appliance. Thus, the meat must be rinsed in warm water, and then chopped into small pieces.
Vegetable processing
Eggplant with meat and potatoes should be made only from fresh and young vegetables. Otherwise, each purchased product must be cleaned of hard peel.
To prepare this hearty vegetable dish, you need to take 2 sweet onions, young eggplant, carrots and several potato tubers. All ingredients should be washed, cleaned and cut into medium cubes. Then they need to be mixed in one dish, and then flavored with iodized salt and black pepper.
Roasting a meat product
Before making eggplant with meat and potatoes in a slow cooker, be sure to fry pork in its own juice. To do this, put in the bowl of the device all the processed pieces, which are preferably slightly salted and seasoned with pepper. Next, the meat must be kept in baking mode for 17-18 minutes. During this time, the pork pulp should be slightly fried and covered with a brownish crust.
Braising the whole dish
After the meat becomes roasted, it is necessary to lay out all chopped vegetables, which should be additionally seasoned with tomato paste directly in the multicooker bowl. Further, it is required to pour one incomplete glass of drinking water to the ingredients and mix everything thoroughly with a large spoon.
Eggplant with meat and potatoes in a slow cooker should be cooked for no more than one hour in stewing mode. After a beep to the vegetables, it is recommended to add chopped parsley and dill, as well as grated clove of garlic. Then, the lid of the kitchen device must be closed again and the dish is kept in the heating mode for another 3-6 minutes. During this time, dinner absorbs the aromas of the added ingredients and becomes more delicious and appetizing.
Proper serving
Ready eggplants with pork and potatoes need to be laid out on portioned plates, and then immediately serve. It is also recommended to present vegetable salad and slices of wheat bread to this fragrant and satisfying dish.