Potatoes with meat - the most popular recipe in Ukraine
The principle of separate nutrition does not provide for such a combination as potatoes with meat, but it is these two products that have long taken precedence in the diet of our citizens. Moreover, in many countries, potatoes are one of the most popular and common side dishes, and meat is a great addition to it.
Perhaps the most famous and often used recipe is fried potatoes with meat. And any culinary specialist knows that meat takes longer to cook, therefore, it is fried first, and then potatoes are added.
Potatoes with meat - useful tips.
To make exotic, for the ordinary table, meat of four-legged game - wild boar, elk, bear meat, etc. more tender and tastier, soak it for 24 hours in a marinade before cooking (1 liter of dry white wine with the addition of half a teaspoon of vinegar, 100 gr. of carrots and onions, cut into slices, 3 cloves of garlic and a bunch of fresh herbs or a pinch of dry). The same procedure can be carried out with beef or pork meat if you are not sure of its youth and freshness.
Potatoes, for any of the variations of the “potato with meat” recipe, will cook faster and taste better if you first scald it with boiling water and let it dry completely. In addition, if you put potatoes into boiling water, it helps to quickly fold the protein and minimize the loss of nutrients.
It is also important to note when cooking potatoes with meat, that it happens that the potatoes are already peeled but it is still too early to cook it, in such cases, be aware that peeled potatoes can be stored without water for no more than an hour, in these cases the dishes are covered with a clean, damp kitchen towel.
Recipe for potatoes with meat
Ingredients for 4-5 servings of potatoes with meat: potato tubers 4-5 pcs., beef or pork meat - 400 gr., onion - 3 pcs., tomato paste - 4 tbs., carrots - 2 pcs. , flour - 3 tbs., lard - 5 tbs., sour cream - ½ cup.
In the peeled potato, make a hole with notch or knife, cook minced meat and fill the holes with it. Then put the potatoes filled with meat in a deep baking sheet, pour a little with sour cream and bring to readiness in the oven. When serving, sprinkle with herbs and pour over the remaining sour cream mixed with lard, in which the potatoes are baked.
For lovers of new sensations, when you want something unusual in everyday cuisine, this way of cooking potatoes with meat is great.
Adelaide FE recommends varieties for potatoes with meat
It is important to choose the right potatoes from which you will cook potatoes with meat. After all, different varieties of potatoes are developed by breeders for different culinary purposes.
Especially in order to help you decide which variety is more suitable. For your method of cooking potatoes with meat, Adelaide FE held a special serious tasting of the most popular varieties of food potatoes.
