Pot roast is a favorite dish of Russian cuisine. It can be prepared for dinner and lunch. There are many simple variations of stewed potatoes, and each of them will seem something new and special. But it is worth remembering that this dish is quite high in calories. You can’t get carried away very much. Enough a couple of times a week to enjoy the aromas coming from the kitchen, and an unforgettable taste.
Classic stewed potato
Any newcomer will cope with the preparation of stewed potatoes. This will require the following ingredients:
- potato tubers - 1 kg;
- two medium carrots;
- two onions;
- black pepper and salt.
Stages of preparation:
- The potatoes are peeled and left in ice water for a quarter of an hour.
- Next, you need to cut the tubers into small squares.
- Put the potatoes in a pan and add water to hide the ingredient. A little salt.
- Cook over medium heat under a lid for no more than 10 minutes.
- Then add finely chopped onions and simmer another 5 minutes.
- At this time, the carrots are rubbed and sent to the potatoes. Mix everything, salt and pepper. In this state, simmer for 10 minutes.
The dish can be served with sour cream and finely chopped herbs. Serve at lunch as an independent dish, and at dinner with cutlets, chicken, meat or any fish.
Oven-fast stewed potatoes
To quickly cook stewed potatoes in the oven with meat, it is best to use a young piglet, and cut the vegetables as finely as possible.
Ingredients:
- pork tenderloin (shoulder) - a pound;
- olive or sunflower oil for frying;
- potatoes - 1.5 kg;
- two onions;
- one large carrot.
Stages of preparation:
- All vegetables are peeled and washed under running water.
- Potatoes are cut into cubes, carrots are chopped with a thin straw, and onions are rings.
- The pork is washed and cut into cubes of small or medium size, salted.
- For stewing it is better to choose a deep cauldron, in which to place the potatoes first, onion - on it, followed by carrots. Each layer is salted and peppered. At the very top, put meat pieces, which are filled with a small amount of oil and half a glass of water.
- The oven is heated to 200 degrees and a cauldron with vegetables and meat is sent there.
- In this state, the stewed potatoes in the oven should spend about an hour.
This is a very satisfying dinner, so with portions it is better not to overdo it and eat two to three hours before bedtime.
Stewed Potatoes with Sour Cream
The stewed potato in sour cream is quite soft and juicy. And if you cook it for dinner in a slow cooker, then the whole family will enjoy the unique pleasure.
To cook stewed potatoes in sour cream you will need:
- a pound of potatoes;
- fat sour cream - 200-250 ml;
- a teaspoon of butter;
- a glass of drinking water;
- salt and other favorite spices.
The cooking process:
- Prepare potatoes and cut into medium cubes.
- Then put it on the bottom of the multicooker bowl, season with spices and mix well.
- In a separate container, sour cream is mixed with water and sent to the potatoes.
- Close the slow cooker and set the "Extinguishing" mode. The more powerful the model, the faster the program will end.
- Arrange the finished potatoes in plates with fish, meat or vegetables.
Stewed potatoes in a pan
With stewed potatoes in a pan you do not have to fiddle for a long time, but its taste will delight everyone. Serve such a side dish with anything: with fresh or salted vegetables, meat or fish.
List of ingredients:
- a pound of potatoes;
- onion head;
- a bunch of any greenery;
- butter - about 50 g;
- various spices.
Cooking method:
- Melt the butter. It is necessary to fry the onion in it until transparent.
- Cut the prepared potatoes into long bars and send to the onion for 5 minutes. Stir constantly.
- Sprinkle vegetables with seasonings and continue to simmer under the lid over a minimum heat for 10 minutes.
- Then sprinkle the potatoes with finely chopped herbs, stew for another 5 minutes.
When stewing potatoes in a pan, it is important to use just butter to make a gentle side dish.
Uzbek stewed potatoes with onions
The second name for stewed potatoes with onions is Biiron. A popular dish of Uzbek cuisine. It turns out a very mouth-watering and juicy side dish, for the preparation of which you will need:
- a kilogram of potatoes;
- a pound of onions;
- 100 ml of any frying oil;
- half a glass of water;
- fresh dill and salt.
Stages of preparation:
- Peel all onions and wash thoroughly, cut into rings or half rings.
- Do the same with potatoes, just cut it into squares, chop the greens.
- The onions are fried with the addition of oil until a clear color.
- Potatoes are sent to the onion and fried for 7-10 minutes. Be sure to mix.
- After adding water, and the vegetables are left to stew until cooked.
- One can eat such potatoes, and as a side dish.
Potatoes in pots
To cook stewed potatoes in pots you will need a little more ingredients, but the result will surprise any gourmet:
- standard set of pots for baking - 6 pcs.;
- 800 g of any meat;
- a pound of champignons or any other mushrooms;
- 10-15 potatoes;
- three onions;
- 5 cloves of garlic;
- two large carrots;
- a bunch of greenery;
- hard cheese - not more than 200 g;
- mayonnaise sauce;
- meat broth - half a liter (in the absence it can be replaced with water);
- 50 g butter;
- frying oil;
- salt with pepper to taste.
Cooking:
- First, rinse the existing meat well and cut it into the desired stews.
- Prepared potatoes are cut into strips or cubes.
- Onions are chopped finely, and carrots are rubbed on a grater.
- The mushrooms are washed and also crushed to the desired size.
- Chop the garlic as finely as possible.
- In a frying pan in oil, meat is fried until golden brown, then transferred to a separate container.
- Next, in turn, fry mushrooms, potatoes and carrots with onions. All ingredients need to be salted.
- When all the ingredients are half ready, you can lay out the pots in layers: meat, potatoes, herbs, mushrooms, butter, a little broth, cheese and mayonnaise. Who does not like cheese, you can do without it.
- All pots are closed with lids and sent to a hot oven for 30-50 minutes.
- Cooked treats are served directly in pots or nicely laid out on portioned plates and sprinkled with herbs.
Potatoes with sausages
Stewed potatoes with sausages are cooked quickly, and a family can’t be pulled over the ears from this dish. The following ingredients will be required:
- sausages - 200 g;
- a kilogram of potatoes;
- medium onion;
- small celery root;
- medium carrot;
- beans in pods - 100 g;
- pulp of two tomatoes;
- large pickle;
- frying oil;
- spice.
Cooking:
- The potatoes are washed, peeled and diced. Then they fill it with water, but not to the very top, and send it to boil.
- At this time, carrots are fried with onions and celery. When the onions become transparent, beans are added to the vegetables.
- After five minutes, add the pulp of tomatoes and chopped sausages. Season well with salt and spices, stew for about five minutes.
- Finished vegetables are sent to potatoes. A little broth should be drained if it seems superfluous.
- Stew under the lid for 10-15 minutes. The dish is served warm with sour cream and herbs.
Stewed potatoes with canned stew
This option is suitable for such a case when there is absolutely no time for a long stew of potatoes, and you need to quickly and tasty feed your family or guests. To do this, you will need:
- 5 large potatoes;
- a can of stewed beef;
- onions and carrots - 1 each;
- salt with pepper and bay leaf.
Cooking:
- Potatoes are cut into small cubes, poured with water and put on the included plate.
- Onions and carrots are chopped finely and fried in hot oil. Stew is added to them and cooked for another quarter hour.
- It is necessary to drain half the water from the potatoes and send the fried vegetables with stew there, put a bay leaf. Allow to stand under the lid for 10 minutes.
Any, even a novice hostess, can play all these recipes. It takes a minimum of ingredients and effort. The family will be delighted, and someone will definitely ask for supplements. Such a dish can be the main one both on the festive table and on a typical weekday.