A classic Russian dish. Recipe with a photo of elk meat hodgepodge.
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Elk meat hodgepodge is a thick soup based on a strong rich broth, in which meat and offal were cooked. The dish has a characteristic forest flavor, especially when cooked over a fire.
There are more than a hundred options for cooking hodgepodge. Many different ingredients are used, somewhere they use sausages, somewhere a tomato is sautéed with flour. This recipe offers elk hodgepodge - a classic Russian dish in which, if you wish (or need), you can replace the elk meat with any other (beef, boar, pork or even lamb), only poultry will not do.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 350 kcal.
- Servings - 10
- Cooking time - 3 hours
Ingredients:
- Elk meat - 400 g
- Elk kidney - 400 g
- Elk heart - 600 g
- Onion - 1 pc., Large
- Pickled cucumbers in barrels - 2 pcs.
- Olives - 1 can
- Potatoes - 3 pcs.
- Lemon - 1 pc.
- Black pepper - to taste
- Salt to taste
- A mixture of spices for hodgepodge - 1 tsp.
- Bay leaf - 2-3 pcs.
- Vegetable oil for frying - 2-3 tbsp.
- Tomato paste - 2 tablespoons
Step-by-step preparation of elk meat hodgepodge
1. Rinse the kidney well, remove the film, cut out solid ducts. Cut into thin petals, soak in cold water for 40-50 minutes (the time can be increased to 4 hours by changing the water several times). This will help get rid of the specific (for an amateur) offal smell. It is allowed to replace by-products with smoked meats.
2. Process the meat and heart, cut the veins, rinse under running water. Immerse in a saucepan with cold water, cook, bring to a boil. After the formation of foam (wait until its formation reaches its maximum), you can no longer boil, drain the water.
3. Rinse meat products well in running water, fill again with clean water.
4. After boiling, foam forms, but not in such a large amount. Carefully remove the foam. Cook for 2 hours over low heat. Once the meat and heart are ready, take out to cool.
5. While the meat products are cooling, prepare the roast. To do this, peel a large onion. The onion must be taken the largest. Cut into half rings. Pour some oil into the pan, heat it up. Fry the onions until golden brown.
6. By this time, the kidneys will have time to soak. Pour cold water into a saucepan, immerse the kidneys in it. It is required to bring to a boil, the foam can not be removed, boil for 3-5 minutes, rinse well in running water. Put to cool.
7. Add a few tablespoons of tomato paste to the fried onions. Choose a quality product, this greatly affects the taste of the finished dish. If not, you can replace it with ketchup. Saute the onion with the tomato paste for 5 minutes.
8. Cut pickled cucumbers into strips. Use pickled vegetables if there are no "real" sour vegetables. Salty ones give a rich brine taste. Add to the pan, fry, according to the recipe for elk hodgepodge, 5 minutes.
9. Try to cut the olives into strips, it is allowed in circles. Olives are interchangeable with olives, you can use both at the same time. They also need to be sent to the frying pan. Keep the heat on for another 3 minutes, and you can turn it off.
10. The kidneys are cool and ready for further processing. Cut them into thin strips. Cut the heart in the same way. Meat - in small pieces.
11. Wash the potatoes well, peel them. Cut into strips. Boil the remaining rich broth. Add meat products, frying (the entire contents of the pan) to the boiling broth. Spices add spice to the dish. Add salt, spice mixture and bay leaf after boiling again. Add potatoes last.
12. Cut off a couple of lemon wedges. Dip in a hodgepodge five minutes before cooking, this will add sourness to the dish.
13. Serve the elk hodgepodge hot. In each serving, put a slice of peeled lemon, a couple of olives or olives, season with sour cream.
Solyanka has long been cooked in Russia. The spicy, salty and sour dish was a favorite hangover cure. It is considered truly masculine, but women eat it with great appetite. Be full and healthy!
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