In almost all cuisines of the world there is a dish of vegetables - vegetable stew. Every nation has a different name for it: the Moldavian guevche, the French ratatouille, the chanfott from Italy, the subjis from India, the zarzavat from Macedonia and so on. All the dishes listed above are "relatives" and have one very important detail - budget. For cooking, any vegetables stored in the refrigerator are suitable:
- eggplant;
- potatoes;
- pumpkin;
- turnip;
- bow.
Ragout is a versatile dish that can be consumed in almost any form: in hot - for the second, in cold - as a dressing for sandwiches. As a side dish, it is suitable for meat and fish. For vegetarians, a vegetable mixture is an important component of the diet, containing many trace elements and vitamins.
General cooking rules
What do they consist of?
People are mistaken when they think that stew is a cross between mashed potatoes and thick soup. In it, all vegetables must necessarily maintain their texture and shape.
Since some ingredients are tougher than the rest, they have different time for complete preparation. Therefore, the very first to lay carrots and potatoes, and in the end - more tender tomatoes and cabbage.
The best cookware is a pan with a thick bottom or a slow cooker.
The main thing is that all the vegetables in the recipe blend well with each other.
Vegetable stew with mushrooms and cabbage
This dish is prepared very simply, and a harmonious combination of mushrooms and vegetables creates a unique taste and aroma. In addition, stews cook quickly.
For cooking you will need:
- 350 g of potatoes;
- 350 g oyster mushrooms;
- 250 g of Beijing cabbage;
- 2 carrots;
- 1 onion;
- 0.5 cups of tomato juice;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- salt and spices to taste;
- dill, parsley;
- cooking oil.
Cooking vegetable stew with mushrooms
What are the cooking steps?
Rinse the mushrooms thoroughly with water and leave in a colander until all excess water has drained. Next, cut oyster mushrooms into small pieces so that it is convenient to string them on a fork during a meal.
Cabbage, potatoes, onions with carrots need to be washed. Chop the cabbage and peel the remaining vegetables. Cut the potatoes into cubes, onions - rectangular small cubes or half rings, carrots - grate.
For frying, you need a pan with hot oil. The first to cook until soft are carrots and onions. Then they add mushrooms and fry a little.
Add the cubes of potatoes to the frying, pour a couple of glasses of water there and simmer for 15 minutes until the potatoes are ready.
Put shredded Chinese cabbage in a pan, which must be kept on fire until it becomes softer. Add tomato juice with spices. To control the taste, salinity and spices, you need to try the broth and adjust the recipe for vegetable stew with mushrooms.
Add the peeled garlic to the last ingredient. You can finely chop or grate it. Stir the whole vegetable mixture for the last time and extinguish the fire on the stove. Without opening the lid, leave the dish for 10 minutes.
You can decorate plates with portions with sprigs of greenery.
For the recipe, not only mushrooms such as oyster mushrooms, but also champignons are suitable. In this case, the champignons must be laid last.
Another stew recipe
Vegetable stew with mushrooms, zucchini and eggplant is a simple but very tasty dish. It consists of small vegetable slices, first fried and then stewed with your favorite spices and sauce. Required Recipe Ingredients:
- 3 small zucchini;
- 2 medium carrots;
- 3 eggplants;
- 1 pc sweet pepper and onion;
- 2 tomatoes;
- 5 fresh champignons.
Cooking stew with zucchini and eggplant
All vegetable components of the stew must be prepared, that is, washed and cleaned before frying.
- Zucchini should be cut into large cubes, and carrots and peppers with onions - small.
- In a pan with a little oil, fry all the vegetables one at a time. Priority should be given to hard vegetables such as carrots, peppers and onions.
- Then you need to pour a little water, add potatoes and simmer until the last ingredient softens.
- At the end of the stew, it is necessary to fry the mushrooms and add them to the pan, adding water if it is not enough.
- After mushrooms add eggplant and tomato. He will give more liquid, which subsequently turns into a thick gravy - sauce.
- Stir vegetables and leave on fire for 30 minutes. If at the end of cooking vegetable stew with mushrooms in the pan there will be a lot of liquid, then it must be evaporated, stirring constantly, over high heat without a lid.
This dish can be served both hot and cold.
Potato stew recipe
To prepare a vegetable stew with mushrooms and potatoes you will need:
- a pound of zucchini;
- a pound of potatoes;
- 0.3 kg of champignons;
- 0.2 kg of onions;
- 0.1 kg of tomatoes or thick tomato paste;
- 0.2 kg of red bell pepper;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- salt, pepper to taste;
- dill and parsley;
- frying oil.
Cooking method
Follow these steps:
- Vegetables must be washed thoroughly. Potatoes and zucchini should be cut into cubes or straws, but not thin.
- Pepper seeds and grind.
- Peel the carrots and cut into rings. Process the onion in the same way.
- Cut the tomato into 5 parts.
- Prepare 2 pans. On one you need to fry the onions until golden, and then add the mushrooms and evaporate all the moisture.
- Fry on another potato and carrot until a light golden crust appears.
- Add zucchini and pepper to vegetables, fry for 5 minutes. Pour tomato paste or tomatoes there and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Now you need to combine the contents of two pans, season with salt, pepper, garlic and chopped dill parsley.
- Allow the dish to brew so that all the individual smells and tastes are combined into one.
Serve vegetable stew with mushrooms and potatoes in small plates decorated with fresh herbs.
Quick and tasty
Vegetable stew with mushrooms in a slow cooker is the most suitable and tasty dish for lovers of vegetables, as well as vegetarians. Many trace elements and vitamins that are beneficial to the human body are found in this combination of vegetables. Great for a morning meal or a light dinner. Bright color and aroma will only decorate a festive or casual table.
List of required ingredients:
- 3 potatoes;
- 1 cabbage;
- 1 carrot;
- canned peas - 1 can;
- 1 onion head;
- a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- ground pepper and salt to taste;
- 2 small bunches of wild garlic.
How to cook
Stages of preparation:
- It is necessary to prepare all products for vegetable stew with mushrooms. Mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, greens should be washed and peeled.
- On the slow cooker, select one of the modes - "Stew" or "Baking". Set the timer for 35 minutes.
- While the bowl is warming in the slow cooker, cut the potatoes into semicircles or in the form of straws.
- Pour sunflower oil into the stewing container and pour out all the potatoes, then close the lid.
- While the potatoes are being fried, chop the carrots in any way. Add it to the bowl. mix, season with salt, cover.
- Chop cabbage into medium slices and pour it to the rest of the vegetables in a slow cooker.
- Mushrooms and onions cut into slices or half rings. Pour them into a quench container.
- Add spices: basil, dill, pepper mixture. To stir thoroughly.
- Chop green onions and ramson branches. Add to the crock-pot with peas. These ingredients will add freshness and a slight acidity to the dish.
The stew is ready. You can use it with pasta, cereals, and also as a main course.