More and more housewives prefer a cooker to a stove. After all, the dishes prepared in it, to taste no worse than those that are cooked in the oven or in a pan. And such a process takes not so much time. In addition, the products in this popular kitchen appliance languish in their own juice, making them more healthy and dietary. One of the first dishes on which many housewives try their hand is potato stew with meat. In a slow cooker, it turns out to be tender, almost melting in the mouth.
Most often, the stew mode is used for cooking potatoes. For 4 servings, you will need 500 g of lean meat (beef or pork), 700 g of potatoes, 1 large onion, 1 carrot, salt and pepper to taste. Cut the meat across the fibers, as for beef stroganoff. Wash, peel and cut the potatoes into slices. Chop the onion in half rings. Put it all in a slow cooker, salt and pepper. Shuffle and select "Extinguishing" in the menu. Cooking time will be an hour and a half. Although it depends on the quality of the meat. In fact, at the touch of a button, you can make delicious potatoes stewed with
meat in a slow cooker
.It should be noted that in this case the dish turns out to be very dietary, and some lack the taste and aroma of fried meat. For this reason, housewives prefer to cook
potatoes stewed with meat in a
slow cooker using the "Baking" mode. To do this, you first need to fry the meat in vegetable oil for 40 minutes (in the above mode). Do not forget to stir occasionally! 20 minutes before the signal add the onion, sliced in half rings. In the meantime, you can prepare potatoes: wash, peel and cut into strips. Add it to the fried meat. Pour water so that it covers all products by 2-3 cm. Select the same "Baking" mode. After 40-50 minutes, you can serve
potatoes stewed in a slow cooker to the table
.
The recipes for this dish are very diverse. Stewed potatoes with mushrooms, vegetables and green beans. Even such an unpretentious meal can look quite festive and appetizing if you know how to cook stewed potatoes with pork ribs. To do this, chopped potatoes with onions and spices in a multicooker bowl, pour a couple of glasses of water and mix. Install a container with pork ribs on top. If desired, they can be pre-fried on "Baking" 30-40 minutes. Now you should select the "Pilaf" mode.
The dish is not as greasy as on the stove, but the vegetables absorb the taste of meat, and the ribs are saturated with moisture. And so that the latter during frying acquire a beautiful caramel color, you can add a tablespoon of brown sugar.
Whatever recipe you choose, potatoes stewed with meat in a slow cooker always turn out to be tasty and satisfying. Although nutritionists say that such a combination of products is unacceptable and contributes to weight gain. According to them, such a dinner is poorly digested by the body, so doctors do not recommend it for many diseases. However, this does not prevent the dish from being one of the most popular not only in Russian cuisine, but throughout the world.