Meat dishes have always been especially appreciated by foodies. And not surprising, because meat is a nutritious and extremely healthy product. Especially in the cold season, when the body needs more energy.
Introducing the recipe for "cucumbers" in Tiraspol. "Where is the meat here?" - you ask. And everything is very simple, this is a meat dish, and it got such an unusual name due to the shape of the rolls that come out in the end. Plus, pickles can become pickles.
Dish description
Tiraspol cucumbers are a simple but at the same time exquisite dish of Moldavian cuisine. It will decorate the holiday table, which is especially important on the eve of the holidays. Any hostess always tries to surprise guests with something unusual and mouth-watering. The look and smell of these fragrant pork rolls will not leave indifferent even the most demanding guest.
The most important thing is that for cooking Tiraspol cucumbers from pork you will not need rare products. There are recipes with meat of a different kind, however, the hostess likes pork most of all, since it turns out to be juicy, has a rich taste. As for the side dish, it can be anything. Both rice and mashed potatoes are suitable.
How to choose meat?
The main secret of this dish is the right choice of meat. It is best to find a piece of meat without veins, otherwise the rolls will turn out tough. When beating, in no case can be prevented from rupturing tissues, "cucumbers" must retain all the juice inside.
Ingredients for cooking
For cooking, we need the following products:
- Pork meat (tenderloin is best) - 300 - 500 grams.
- Pickles - 3 to 4 pieces, depending on the size of the fruit.
- Onions - 1 piece.
- Salt and black pepper to taste.
For marinade
The brine can be prepared the easiest. Traditional ingredients: salt, black pepper and mayonnaise. There is another simple recipe:
- Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons
- 3 - 4 cloves of garlic (optional).
For breading
Breading is an important step in the preparation of this dish. Therefore, it is worth taking care of the availability of the following ingredients in advance:
- Breadcrumbs.
- Chicken egg - 1 - 2 pieces, depending on the size of the tenderloin.
- Salt and black pepper to taste.
For frying, you will need vegetable or olive oil.
Cooking method
The photo of cucumbers in Tiraspol looks so appetizing that I want to start cooking this dish right now. The step-by-step algorithm is as follows:
- Rub the pork tenderloin with a marinade of lemon juice and finely chopped garlic, send it to the refrigerator for a couple of hours (or better at night - this way the meat will absorb more taste and become softer).
- With a gentle movement, we divide the tenderloin into plates of the same size, cutting along the line of muscle tissue, as for chops. We carefully beat off the resulting slices with a meat hammer. The pieces should be the same size.
- We pass to the filling. Cut pickles and onions, mix them in a separate bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Before wrapping all the ingredients in a roll, you can fry them in a pan. Other filling options will be suggested below.
- We lay out chopped pieces of meat on a cutting board, on top the resulting filling in equal proportions (one teaspoon each). Tightly wrap the meat in rolls so that when cooking it does not turn around, otherwise the dish will be spoiled.
- Do not forget about batter. Separately, break the chicken egg and mix it with a whisk for whipping with spices. In the resulting mixture, carefully dip the meat rolls.
- Pour breadcrumbs into a flat plate. After the rolls have been in batter, you need to roll them in breadcrumbs on all sides.
- We put the obtained meat rolls into a baking dish and send it to the oven preheated to 200 degrees for 30 - 40 minutes. This should be enough so that the meat is fried and does not become dry.
- We take the dish out of the oven and additionally decorate with herbs or circles of bell pepper. Add the side dish.
Tiraspol cucumbers are ready to serve.
Other types of filling
Fans of taste variety may like other fillings. This distinguishes the roll from other dishes. For example, you can cook cucumbers in Tiraspol with mushrooms, replacing them with pickles. It is best to pre-fry the mushrooms —then the taste will turn out brighter.
Some housewives use a filling with bacon to give the dish an extra juiciness. Add greens (dill, parsley) to the bacon. All other products remain unchanged. Suitable for those who are not afraid for their figure. You can experiment and add dried apricots, prunes or nuts to the filling. In general, if you have any special taste preferences, you can safely use them to create your own recipe for "cucumbers".
Useful Tips
- If you want your dish to acquire a delicious golden crust, you can fry it in a pan, and not cook it in the oven. Do not forget that meat rolls prepared in this way will be slightly more high-calorie than baked ones.
- Grated cheese can become an additional decoration. It is added to the finished dish. In addition, he will give the "cucumbers" a gentle touch. Hard varieties are best. Alternatively, cheese can be added directly to the filling, this will make it more viscous and juicy. In this case, it is better to cut the cheese into squares.
- It is better to take meat for cucumbers in Tiraspol from trusted suppliers, which guarantee its freshness and quality. More often, fresher products can be found on the market.
- For shredding vegetables to the filling, it is better to use a board, for example, of glass. The tree, although it is considered a classic material, absorbs all tastes very quickly and is poorly washed, due to which a plaque forms on it, which gives the chopped product a not too pleasant taste.
- Breadcrumbs can be replaced with the usual flour, if suddenly they were not in your refrigerator or you forgot to buy in advance.
Now you have another interesting recipe for a meat dish. Perhaps the only drawback of cucumbers in Tiraspol can be that they quickly disappear from the plate.