How to cook meat with plums

The hostess always wants to cook something original in order to impress relatives and friends with her culinary abilities. But what about those who have not enough experience yet, and even the most common products are available? The desired result is easy to achieve if you cook the meat with plums. And you can do this in different ways, using any kitchen appliances.

Beef stew

The fruits of plum tree have long been used in cooking. In addition to jams, jams, compotes and various desserts, this fruit has found its application as an original flavoring additive to meat dishes. The most common cooking method in this case is stewing. The finished product is juicy, aromatic and very tasty. How can you make meat with plums at home? In practice, everything turns out to be very simple. For work, you need 0.5 kilograms of beef, 1 carrot, 2 onions, a tablespoon of tomato paste, salt, 100 grams of black plums, a stem of celery, pepper, a glass of water (or broth) and 35 grams of vegetable oil.

Cooking meat with plums is easy:

1. First, all products need to be chopped. For this, beef should be cut into large cubes, carrots in half circles, and onions and celery chopped randomly.
2. Fry the meat in a pan with pepper and salt. Transfer the processed product to a stew pan.
3. Fry vegetables in the same pan.
4. Add tomato to them and wait a couple more minutes. After that, the fried vegetables should be laid on top of the meat.
5. Pour the products with water (broth) and simmer under the lid for about half an hour.
6. To clear plums from stones. Then cut the flesh into quarters, add to the pan with boiling products and simmer for another 30 minutes.

The best side dish for such flavored beef is fried potatoes.

Pork in the oven

The meat with plums baked in the oven will be no less original. For example, you can consider an interesting recipe for Chinese cuisine, which uses the following components:

800 grams of fresh plums and the same amount of pork loin, 35 grams of vegetable oil, a bunch of green onions, 220 grams of canned water chestnuts, 2 cloves of garlic, 4 sweet potatoes, a couple of small plates of ginger root, 8 grams of sugar, chili pepper and 2 tablespoons of rice wine .

It usually takes no more than an hour to prepare a meal:

1. The first step is to heat the oven to 190 degrees.
2. Cut the washed meat into large enough pieces, and then fry them lightly on both sides. Inside the product should remain moist.
3. Fold the prepared pork into shape.
4. Add halves of plums, slices of chestnuts, sweet potato and chopped onion.
5. Separately, in a bowl, you need to prepare the sauce. For it, mix grated ginger with sugar, chili pepper, garlic and rice wine.
6. Pour the meat with the prepared sauce and send the form to the oven for 45 minutes.

Traditionally, a Chinese dish is served with rice.

Plum Chicken

How else can you cook meat with plums? There are a variety of recipes. It all depends on which product will act as the main ingredient. Take, for example, an option for which you need a not quite ordinary set of products: 4 chicken fillets (you can take legs), salt, 6 large plums, 35 grams of linden honey, 1 head of red onion, pepper, one teaspoon of rosemary , curry and turmeric.

You can cook this dish without much difficulty:

1. Chicken breasts need to be washed, dried and cut lengthwise for better baking.
2. Put the pieces of meat in a bowl. Add spices, honey and leave for 2 hours for marinating.
3. Grind the onions in half rings and fold them to the bottom of the baking dish.
4. The second layer will be halved plums.
5. Place chicken on top and pepper a little.
6. Cover the form with foil and send to the oven for 30 minutes at 180 degrees. Roasting is gradual.
7. At the end, the foil can be removed so that the chicken meat can lightly brown. Leave the product in the oven for another 15 minutes.

Thanks to this recipe, you can always cook an original juicy oriental-style chicken.

Georgian traditions

Among the peoples of Transcaucasia, meat cooked with the addition of plums is also very popular. Fruits can be used both fresh and in the form of tkemali sauce. How local cooks cook meat with plums? Georgian cuisine is rich in various recipes. According to tradition, lamb is the most favorite meat in this country. If you use special methods and culinary tricks, after cooking it turns out no worse than pork, chicken or beef. One of the most popular dishes in Georgia is considered chakapuli. To cook it you need the meat of young sheep, greens (dill, basil, parsley, tarragon and tsitsmat), as well as fresh plums and a little cold water.

Cooking chakapuli is very simple:

1. Cut the meat into small pieces, and chop the greens arbitrarily.
2. Lay the products in layers in a deep pan.
3. Add a few plums on top.
4. Pour everything with two glasses of water so that the products do not burn.
5. Put the pot on the fire.

In just 40 minutes, the aromatic and very tasty dish will be completely ready.