Pork baked in pots under cheese has an excellent taste, excellent aroma and appetizing appearance. Therefore, this dish is always welcome on the festive table.
The main advantages of stewed meat in pots are the taste and speed of cooking. In addition, there is no need to think about a side dish. Meat in pots is a completely self-sufficient item on the menu, and it can be an alternative to a set meal.
Cooking meat in pots is also convenient because pots make it possible to take into account the individual tastes of each family member. For example, those who do not like onions simply do not lay them. Those wishing to get a cheese crust - add this product. Fans of spicy food - pepper the portion harder. And who on a diet replace potatoes with porridge, and meat with mushrooms. Taking into account all the individual wishes of eaters, each portion can be prepared individually, choosing the optimal amount of components.
How to cook meat in pots?
Despite the fact that meat cooked in pots has excellent taste, it, like many culinary dishes, has some subtleties.
- Different types of meat, different times are cooked: beef - 2 hours, pork and lamb - 1, 5 hours, chicken - an hour.
- If the meat is lean, after laying all the products on top, put a piece of butter or a spoonful of ghee. It is advisable to cook fatty meat with a lot of vegetables, and for a more tasty and juicy dish, it can be lightly fried in a small amount of vegetable oil.
- Despite the fact that the vegetables will secrete their juice, it is necessary to additionally pour broth or water into the pots to half the capacity. The broth can be made with commercially available bouillon cubes. Various spices are added to them, which give the dish an attractiveness.
- You should never forget about seasonings and spices. Even the most sophisticated foods cooked without spices will taste bland. Pepper mixes, dry herbs, and roots (parsley, cilantro, coriander) work very well. All herbs can be purchased at any grocery store.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 157 kcal.
- Servings - 6
- Cooking time - 1 hour 50 minutes
Ingredients:
- Pork - 1 kg
- Potatoes - 12 pcs.
- Zucchini - 2 pcs.
- Tomatoes - 3 pcs.
- Garlic - 3 cloves
- Bay leaf - 12 pcs.
- Allspice peas - 12 pcs.
- Bay leaf - 6 pcs.
- Salt to taste
- Freshly ground pepper mixture - to taste
- Refined vegetable oil - for frying meat (optional)
Cooking pork baked in pots with cheese
1. Wash the pork, dry and cut into medium sized pieces. Many housewives put chopped meat in pots raw. However, I prefer to pre-fry it until half cooked in a little vegetable oil with salt and pepper. Whether or not to fry meat is up to you, based on your taste preferences and family members. In addition, you can cook not only pork, but almost any meat. For example, beef, veal or chicken, and you can even put a leg with a bone in a pot.
2. Place meat (fried or raw) in a pot and top with peeled and diced potatoes.
3. Then put a layer of zucchini, which you also wash and cut. In addition, if you cook this dish in late autumn, when the vegetables are already old, then the zucchini will still need to be peeled and seeds removed.
I also want to note that potatoes and zucchini, like meat, can be placed raw or fried.
4. Season everything with salt and pepper, add peppercorns and bay leaves, and put tomatoes cut into rings (half rings).
5. Peel the garlic, finely chop and grind the tomatoes.
6. Pour water or broth into the pots to half the capacity and grind the tomatoes with grated cheese on a coarse grater.
7. Place the pots in a cold oven so that they do not crack due to temperature changes. Then turn on the oven to 200 degrees and simmer the dish until tender.
The stewing time depends on the meat used: beef - 2 hours, pork and lamb - 1.5 hours, chicken - an hour.
Serve hot pork baked in pots with cheese!
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