Not every housewife knows how to make Shakhtar salad. Therefore, in the presented article, we decided to touch on precisely this topic. It will describe two ways to prepare a delicious snack, which is ideal for a gala dinner.
Snack Dish General Information
Shakhtar Salad is a warm salad that requires a minimum of products to make. His special connoisseurs are male. This appetizer is great for a friendly company with a drink of alcoholic beverages.
Mining (salad): recipe with a photo of a snack
There are several options for preparing such a dish. We will describe a classic recipe using beef, as well as a modified one using chicken breasts and canned peas.
What ingredients will we need to make the classic Miner's salad? The recipe for this snack requires the acquisition of:
- fresh young beef (tenderloin) - about 300 g;
- medium-sized fresh carrots - 2 pieces;
- onions - 1-2 heads;
- pickled cucumbers - 2-3 small pieces;
- fresh garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- low-calorie mayonnaise - about 2 large spoons (to taste);
- salt and vegetable oil - at its discretion.
Component Processing
How to make miners salad with pickles? To begin with, all components are processed.
Beef for snacks should be purchased young and fresh. It is thoroughly washed and cut off all inedible parts. Next, the meat product is chopped with a thin and long straw.
After processing the beef, start preparing vegetables. Bulbs and carrots are peeled. The first vegetable is cut into thin half rings, and the second is rubbed on a Korean grater.
As for pickled cucumbers, they are chopped in small slices. Also rub the cloves of garlic separately.
Heat treatment of ingredients
Shakhtar salad, the recipe of which is presented in this article, is a warm appetizer. After all the main ingredients are processed, begin to fry them. To do this, put the meat in a cast-iron pan and wait until all the liquid has evaporated from it.
After adding a little oil and salt to the beef, it is fried until fully cooked. After that, spread on a colander and shake it off strongly.
In a similar way, half rings of onions and carrots are fried (separately).
How to form and serve to the dining table?
Shakhtar salad is formed very quickly. As soon as all the oil has drained from all the products fried in a pan, they are laid out in a deep bowl, and then pickled cucumbers and grated cloves of garlic are added. After sprinkling the ingredients with a small amount of mayonnaise, they are thoroughly mixed.
Shakhtar salad should be served immediately after preparation. In this case, the snack should be still warm. It is good to use it in the process of drinking alcoholic beverages, as well as making sandwiches by placing them on a slice of gray bread.
Cooking miner salad with pickles, chicken and peas
About how the famous classic Ukrainian snack for alcoholic drinks is made, we told above. However, it should be noted that some housewives cook such a dish a little differently. To do this, they use:
- fresh chicken breasts - about 300 g;
- pickled cucumbers (store or homemade) - 2-3 small pieces;
- large onions - 1-2 heads;
- medium-sized fresh carrots - 2 pieces;
- canned peas - 70 g;
- thick sour cream not very oily - about 2 large spoons;
- salt and vegetable oil - at its discretion.
We process components
Presented appetizer "Miner" (salad) of pickled cucumbers with meat is less caloric than the classic. This is due to the fact that for its creation not beef is used, but chicken breasts. Moreover, they are not fried, but only boiled in salt water.
It should also be noted that such a salad is seasoned only with fresh sour cream.
So, before you create an appetizer, you need to prepare all the ingredients. First, boil chicken breasts. Once they become soft, they are cooled and cleaned of skin and bones. After that, the remaining pulp is cut into small cubes.
As for vegetables, they are also peeled and chopped. Bulbs are cut in half rings, and carrots are cut into thin strips. Pickled cucumbers are also ground.
The process of frying vegetables on the stove
As in the previous recipe, vegetables for such a salad should be fried in vegetable oil. To prepare half rings of onions and straws from carrots must be taken separately. In this case, it is advisable to use a minimum of vegetable oil.
As soon as the ingredients are fried, they are thrown into a sieve and deprived of fat as much as possible.
The process of forming Ukrainian snacks
Shakhtar salad is formed very simply. First, boiled chicken breasts are laid in a deep bowl. After that, fried onions and carrots are added to them alternately. Also, pickled cucumbers and canned peas, deprived of brine, are laid out in the dishes.
Having mixed all the components, they are flavored with thick and fresh sour cream. Having tasted the appetizer, spices are added to it if desired.
How to present to a friendly dinner?
An appetizer under the unusual name "Miner" should be presented to the table only in a warm form. It is laid out in a common salad bowl, and then decorated with fresh herbs.
If there is a desire, then such a dish can be placed portionwise on separate flat plates. To do this, use a special molding ring.
Useful tips for housewives
Too many housewives do not use such dressings as sour cream or mayonnaise to prepare the starter in question. They believe that the oil on which the vegetables or meat are fried is enough to give the dish a special juiciness.
It should also be noted that often in the composition of this salad include fresh tomatoes. They make the appetizer easier and more tender. The use of boiled eggs is also acceptable.