Azu with pickled cucumbers is quite an interesting, satisfying, original and tasty dish that will not leave anyone indifferent!
Recipe for Beef with Salted Cucumber
Ingredients:
- beef - 2 kg;
- bulb - 3 pieces;
- potatoes - 1,5 kg;
- pickled cucumbers - 4 pcs .;
- carrots - 1 piece;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- tomatoes - 2 pcs .;
- vegetable oil;
- spice;
- Butter - 50 g.
Preparation
Potatoes are cleaned, washed, we pick out all the eyes, cut it into cubes and put it into deep dishes. Onions are cleaned, shredded in half rings and also put in a separate bowl. Now we take salted cucumbers , cut a little skin, if it's tough, and grind them into cubes. Carrots and garlic are also cleaned and crushed.
When all the vegetables are prepared, proceed to the meat. To do this, it is thoroughly washed, processed and cut into small blocks. Then we take the kazanok, pour the vegetable oil, spread the beef and put it on a strong fire. Fry the meat constantly, stirring, until it does not lose its red color, and does not give juice.
After that, we add salted cucumbers to it, mix it, put a piece of cream butter and stew for 15-20 minutes. Next, we place the cut onions and carrots into the cauldron, mix everything thoroughly. While our meat aza with pickled cucumbers stewed with random pieces of tomatoes, put them into the cauldron, add potatoes, garlic, throw spices, salt, pepper and periodically pour hot water so that it barely pours our dish. Stew until full potatoes and decorate with fresh herbs.
Azu from pork with cucumbers
Ingredients:
- pork pulp - 500 g;
- carrots - 2 pieces;
- bulb - 3 pieces;
- pickled cucumbers - 3 pcs .;
- potatoes - 1 kg;
- vegetable oil;
- tomato paste - 1 teaspoon;
- garlic - 3 cloves;
- spice.
Preparation
So, take the cast-iron kazanok, pour a little vegetable oil and reheat it on a weak fire. This time, we process the pork, cut the meat into cubes, put it in hot oil and fry until half-ready.
Vegetables are cleaned, cut the onion into small half-rings, and grate the carrots on a grater and transfer to meat. After a few minutes, add the finely chopped garlic, diced pickled cucumbers and spread tomato paste.
Stew the dish until cooked, pouring a little boiled water if desired. To the ready meat we add fried potatoes, season everything with spices, stir and simmer for another 10 minutes. At the very end, decorate the azu with marinated cucumbers chopped fresh herbs, and lay out on plates.