If you are puzzled by the search for a new idea for a quick and easy to prepare, but at the same time satisfying and tasty dinner, here's a tip for you - stew with potatoes in a slow cooker. That's what you need! You can come up with or find a lot of recipes for this dish. We will consider a simple but very interesting way. Let it be basic for you, and you can change and supplement it at your discretion in the future.
To prepare a serving of the recipe "Stew with potatoes in a slow cooker" you will need, of course, meat. Most often, pork is used for such dishes . Pork with potatoes in a slow cooker will amaze you with its juiciness and softness, despite the relatively short time and ease of preparation. If for some reason you don’t eat pork, or you simply don’t have it at hand, other varieties, such as beef or chicken, are also suitable. The meat must be thoroughly washed, cut into small pieces and placed in a multicooker bowl.
The next ingredient is onion (one onion). It should be finely chopped and put in the bowl for meat.
Next up is the potato. The amount of the main products of the dish (meat and potatoes) should be approximately the same, for example, 200 grams. Cut the potatoes into small cubes and also place in the bowl. On this, the list of basic, that is, necessary, products is complete. They can make the simplest dish - stew with potatoes in a slow cooker.
To improve the taste of the dish, it is better to add some, a very small amount of vegetables and spices. Most often it is sweet bell pepper and tomato, as well as carrots and ginger as a spice. They will add the necessary "zest" to your food. So, carrots are 1 small. It is better to cut into circles. Ginger - a little bit, about 5 grams. Pepper, tomato - the amount at your discretion, but also not very much, so as not to interrupt, but to complement the taste of the main components. They should also be finely chopped and loaded into our dish. Do not forget to salt everything. You can add pepper, for example, black, as well as a little greens (at your discretion, you can without it). All components should be mixed and close the lid of the multicooker, setting the mode "Extinguishing" for a period of one hour for cooking. That's all. A little wait - and dinner is ready!
If you want to get a dish that looks like a stew with potatoes in a slow cooker, but for some reason you don’t want or cannot eat potatoes, then just put out the meat. Or prefer a different side dish to potatoes. Or do not use it at all. How to cook stew without a side dish? Very simple, you can use the recipe described above, excluding potatoes from it.
To get the stew with gravy, you can fry the meat and vegetables a little (without immediately adding the tomato, which will give the juice and prevent the formation of a golden crust), using the "Baking" mode. And after that, adding tomato, you should add broth or water and put the dish in the stew. This applies to both cooking options: with or without potatoes.