It is not known what they would do in Russia without potatoes, because today this product is called "second bread". There are a lot of recipes for its preparation, but stewed potatoes can be attributed to the simplest and most delicious ones.
Potatoes can be stewed with stew sold in banks. To do this, you need to take beef stew, which has less fat than pork. In order not to be mistaken with the choice of the meat component, it is necessary to check that the label only refers to GOST, the ingredients did not contain soy, and there would also be no mention of any technical specifications.
The potato is taken according to the season, however, some argue that the most delicious dish is obtained with a variety of "blue eyes", which is friable.
How to stew potatoes so that it acquires a certain sophistication? To do this, it is cut into quarters, in addition to it, a bulb and carrot are cut. Vegetables are laid in a pan so that their water only covers, and boil until the potatoes are half ready. Next, salt is added to the pan, the stew from the can, the dish is brought to readiness. 6-7 minutes before the end of cooking, add chopped greens, bay leaves and peppercorns. You can garnish stewed potatoes with a spoon of sour cream.
For those who want to know how to stew potatoes without stews, we inform you that there is a wonderful recipe for potatoes stewed with vegetables. We will need the following ingredients: zucchini, potatoes, onions, carrots, tomatoes, tomato paste, herbs, leeks, garlic, bell pepper, a little boiling water or broth.
Each housewife selects the proportions individually.
Carrots are grated. Potatoes, onions, tomatoes, zucchini and bell peppers are cut into small cubes.
Onions are fried in a pan, then potatoes with bell pepper are added to it. The mixture is slightly fried.
Hot broth or water is poured in and the dish is stewed for a couple of minutes.
Then tomatoes, zucchini are added, the vegetables are stewed for about 7 minutes until cooked. A couple of minutes before the end of cooking, put tomato paste, leek, herbs, garlic.
Many craftswomen also know how to stew potatoes with mushrooms. This dish is often called "roast". For him, take a kilogram of mushrooms, 0.6 kg of potatoes, 0.3 kg of sour cream, a couple of small onions, butter, salt, herbs (dill, parsley). Cooking starts with chopping mushrooms, onions and potatoes. Next, the onion is fried in butter for about 4-5 minutes, slices of mushrooms are added to it. The mixture is fried until cooked. In another pan, the potatoes are fried until half cooked and then added to the mushrooms with sour cream, where they are stewed until cooked.
Even for novice cooks, it is not difficult to put out potatoes with chicken. To do this, take 0.4 kg of chicken, 7-8 potatoes, a pair of small onions and carrots, butter, a couple of tablespoons of sour cream, green onions, garlic, spices, boiling water. Chicken is cut into small pieces and lightly fried. At the same time, carrots are rubbed, onions and potatoes are cut (in medium cubes). The chicken is taken out, onions and carrots are fried on the resulting sauce. Chicken meat with potatoes is laid out on the roasting, everything is sprinkled with green onions. Sour cream is mixed with a small amount of garlic, hot water is added to it, potatoes with chicken are poured with this mixture. The mixture is stewed until tender.
Now you know how to stew potatoes with the main ingredients. Enjoy your meal!