Braised pork with potatoes is a delicious dish that is easy to prepare even for a novice cook. You can not be limited to the classic recipe, but to experiment by adding various vegetables and seasonings to the meat.

Braised pork with potatoes in a pan

Stewed potatoes with pork in a pan - a simple and everyday option for a hearty meal. It is necessary in advance to prepare a suitable pan with a thick bottom so that the products do not burn.

Ingredients for the dish:

  • pork tenderloin (or other part) - 400 g;
  • potatoes - 500 g;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • salt, pepper, garlic, seasonings, herbs;
  • cooking oil.

Cooking step by step:

  1. A pot of butter is put on fire. Peel onions and carrots, cut into small pieces, sauté in a saucepan (7 min.).
  2. Washed and dried meat is cut into pieces, sent to vegetables. Pork is fried over high heat along with carrots and onions (5 min.), Constantly stirred. After that, 2/3 glasses of water are poured into the pan, the fire is reduced and the meat is extinguished under the lid (12 min.).
  3. Peeled potatoes are cut into slices, added to the meat.
  4. Top up the water so that the potatoes are almost covered. You don’t need to pour too much - the ingredients should not float. If the liquid begins to boil prematurely, a small amount of water can be added during the preparation process.
  5. The contents of the pan are salted, pepper, seasoned with spices and left to simmer under the lid over moderate heat for 40-50 minutes. (if tougher meat was chosen, the cooking time should be increased).
  6. In 5 minutes until the stove is turned off, chopped garlic is added to the pan.

Ready pork with potatoes sprinkled with herbs before serving.

Cooking in a slow cooker

Instead of cooking on the stove, you can stew potatoes with meat in a slow cooker.

List of required products:

  • pork - 300 g;
  • potatoes - 400 g;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • salt, garlic, spices, herbs, frying oil.

Extinguishing process step by step:

  1. Cut peeled onions and carrots. The meat is washed, let it dry. Cut into pieces.
  2. Select the "Baking" mode, set the timer for 20 minutes. and fry vegetables with meat in a multicooker bowl.
  3. Potatoes are peeled, cut into cubes, sent to meat. The contents of the bowl are salted, pepper. Slices of garlic are added.
  4. Set the "Extinguishing" mode. Cook for 50 minutes. The finished dish is insisted a little under the lid, then served with herbs.

With vegetables in a pan

Pork goes well with vegetables - tomatoes, green beans, bell pepper. You can choose one or use all of the listed vegetables at the same time.

List of ingredients:

  • pork - 400 g;
  • potatoes - 5-6 pcs.;
  • green beans (fresh or frozen) - 200 g;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • tomato - 1-2 pcs.;
  • bell pepper - 1 pc.;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • salt, pepper, spices, oil.

 

Culinary process step by step:

  1. Chop the onion, cut the pork into pieces. Onions are spread in a deep pan, fried for 2 minutes. Following send the meat, fry for about 10 minutes. The meat pieces should be browned, but not burnt, so they are thoroughly mixed.
  2. Pour water into the pan (you can use the broth) and leave the pork to stew under the lid (20 minutes).
  3. Beans, bell peppers, tomatoes are cut into pieces. Chop the garlic.
  4. Potatoes are cut into large pieces so that they do not fall apart during the stew, add to the meat. The contents of the pan are salted, sprinkled with the right amount of spices and poured water (approximately to the middle of the potato layer or a little more). Close the lid.
  5. While pork and potatoes are being stewed, the remaining vegetables (except for tomatoes) are fried in a separate pan. First spread the bell pepper, fry for 5 minutes. Beans are added to it, mixed, fried for another 5 minutes. Following send garlic, roast for 3 minutes.
  6. When the pork and potatoes are ready, fried vegetables and chopped tomato are sent to them. All mix and simmer for another 7 minutes.

After turning off the fire, the dish is allowed to infuse. Served with herbs and pickles.

Oven stewed pork with potatoes

Meat can be stewed with vegetables not only on the stove, but also in the oven.

To do this, you need a standard set of products:

  • pork - 400-500 g;
  • potatoes - 500 g;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • oil, salt, seasonings, herbs, garlic.

Stages of the culinary process:

  1. Cut the potatoes into not too thick slices, finely chop the onions and carrots. Cut the washed meat into cubes.
  2. In a separate bowl, mix all the vegetables, salt, pour in a little vegetable oil. Stir again.
  3. In another container, put the meat, salt, pepper, sprinkle with spices. Mix.
  4. Vegetables are placed in a heat-resistant dish (form), add 1/3 cup of water, distribute meat on top of a layer of potato.
  5. The mold is closed with a lid or foil, put in a preheated oven, baked at a temperature of 180 ° C. Cooking time - 45-50 minutes. (10 minutes before turning off the oven, you can remove the lid or open the foil so that the potatoes and meat are slightly browned).

Mushroom dish

Pork with potatoes can be supplemented with mushrooms.

For the dish you will need:

  • fresh champignons - 300 g;
  • pork - 400 g;
  • potatoes - 500-600 g;
  • onion - 2 pcs.;
  • salt, oil, spices, herbs.

Culinary process:

  1. Rinse the meat, cut into slices - fry everything in a pan (7 min.). Pour in a little water, leave the pork to stew under the lid (20 min.).
  2. Chop the second onion. Cut the washed mushrooms into slices. In another pan, fry the mushrooms with onions until cooked. If you wish, add a little salt and pepper.
  3. Cut the potatoes into slices, send to the pan to the half-finished pork. Salt, sprinkle with spices, mix everything. Add water so that the potatoes are not completely covered. Stew under the lid for about half an hour.
  4. When the meat and potatoes are ready, mushrooms are transferred to the pan to them.

The dish is sprinkled with herbs and served with a salad of fresh vegetables.

How to cook with cabbage

You can add cabbage to pork and potatoes (or stew meat only with cabbage).

You will need the following products:

  • cabbage - 1 small head of cabbage;
  • potatoes - 3-4 pcs.;
  • pork - 400 g;
  • carrots - 1 pc.;
  • onion - 1 pc.;
  • salt, spices, oil, herbs.

Culinary process step by step:

  1. Before cooking, you can add a little salt, pepper (cabbage and potatoes are salted separately), then it needs to be cut into slices.
  2. The meat is fried in a pan until a crust appears on it. Shredded onion and coarsely grated carrots are sent to it. All overcook for about 7 minutes, not forgetting to stir.
  3. Potatoes are cut into pieces, put in a separate bowl, salted, mixed. Mix with meat in a pan, lightly fry (3 min.)
  4. Shredded cabbage is pre-salted, pepper, crushed with hands. Spread in a pan to meat and vegetables. Pour some hot water (3-4 tbsp. L.).
  5. Stew under the lid for about 40–45 minutes. (meat should be soft). Sometimes they stir it so that nothing burns, and add another 1-2 tbsp. l water.

In 10 minutes until cooked in the dish, you can add 2 tbsp. l tomato paste.

Pork with potatoes and cabbage is decorated with sprigs of greens, served with a salad of fresh vegetables or with pickles.

So that pork and potatoes do not turn into a familiar and slightly bored dish, it should be prepared in different ways, not forgetting to use vegetables and mushrooms.

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