Potatoes with stew is a simple, yet satisfying, tasty dish. It is quite possible to cook it when there is no time for stewing potatoes with meat according to the classic recipe.
Potatoes with stew is a hearty and high-calorie dish. It is popular for its simplicity and availability of the products required for preparation. At the same time, potatoes with stew has a high nutritional value. Potatoes contain a lot of vitamins, minerals, complex carbohydrates and fiber. Young tubers, which contain a lot of vitamin C, are especially useful.
To prepare a delicious lunch or dinner, you can use both industrially produced stew and homemade products. The taste of the finished dish strongly depends on the quality of the meat. Better to get a good stew with whole meat pieces. When choosing a type of meat, you can be guided by your own taste. Both beef and pork go well with potatoes.
Stewed potatoes with stew
During the stewing process, more vitamins are stored in potatoes than during cooking. This method of heat treatment is considered one of the most successful. To make the dish more satisfying and tasty, you can add stew to it. To prepare lunch or dinner you will need:
- 8 potato tubers (medium size);
- 1 onion;
- 1 carrot;
- can of stew (beef or pork);
- a little salt and spices;
- a clove of garlic;
- vegetable oil (preferably refined sunflower oil);
- bay leaf;
- a bunch of greens.
Cooking steps:
- Peel potato tubers, cut into large enough pieces. Peel the carrots and onions. The onion can be finely chopped. Carrots can be grated or cut into thin slices.
- Pour a little vegetable oil on the bottom of the cauldron, put onions and carrots, salt, fry quite a bit. The vegetables should soften and the onions should become clear. Put potatoes in a cauldron, as well as chopped herbs, spices. Pass the garlic through a press and also add to the vegetables. Mix everything well, fry with constant stirring for about 5 minutes, then pour water into the bowl. The liquid should reach about the middle of the contents of the cauldron.
- Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for about 15 minutes. Open a jar of stew, put the meat and mash with a fork. Add the stew to the cauldron, put a bay leaf in the same place and simmer for another 5 minutes.
It is recommended to serve the finished dish hot. To make it even tastier, you can add a little sour cream or tomato paste to the stewing water. The proportions can be adjusted as you wish. If you want more gravy to turn out, you need to add water to the cauldron while stewing.
Mashed potatoes with stew
Mashed potatoes with stew turns out to be very tender and tasty. To prepare it you will need:
- 1 kg of potatoes;
- 50 g butter;
- 1 can of stewed meat;
- 1 onion;
- a little salt;
- 150 ml of milk.
Cooking steps:
- Peel the potatoes. Peel the onion and chop very finely with a sharp knife.
- Boil the potatoes in a saucepan with salted water until tender, then drain part of the broth, add butter and milk. Mash the potatoes with a special crush to obtain a gentle and airy puree. If the consistency seems too dry and dense, you can add a little more milk or broth.
- Fry the onion in a pan until golden brown, then put the stew in the pan. For this recipe, you only need meat. It is better not to use broth and fat. Mix the meat pieces with the onion, mash them a little with a fork.
- Put the stew with onions in a saucepan with mashed potatoes and mix well. Serve the dish immediately. You can garnish each serving with a sprig of greenery.
Potatoes with vegetables and stew
Based on potatoes, vegetables and stews, you can prepare a delicious dish similar to a vegetable stew with the addition of a meat component. This will require:
- 1 kg of potatoes;
- 1 jar of stewed meat;
- 1 onion;
- 2 ripe tomatoes;
- half a small zucchini;
- 150 g beans, fresh or frozen;
- 2 tsp sweet paprika;
- half a bunch of greens;
- 2 tbsp tomato paste;
- seasonings to taste;
- a little salt;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking steps:
- Peel potatoes, onions and carrots. Cut the potatoes into large cubes. The carrots can be grated, and the onions can be chopped finely enough with a knife. Peel the zucchini, as well as from the pulp and seeds, cut into cubes.
- In the upper part of the tomatoes, make cross-shaped cuts and scald them with boiling water, and then remove the skin. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes. Soak the beans for 2-3 hours in cold water. This will significantly shorten the cooking time. Canned beans can also be used in this recipe. It does not need to be pre-soaked.
- In a skillet with thick walls or in a cauldron, fry the onions and carrots until they soften and acquire a slightly golden hue. Put the tomatoes and zucchini cubes, as well as the beans in the pan. Pour in ground paprika, add tomato paste, diluted in water, and fry for another 2-3 minutes.
- Put potatoes in a cauldron, salt, add seasonings to taste, add water. The water should reach about half the contents of the cauldron. Cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
- Open the stew, put its contents in the stewed vegetables. You can also pour out the broth formed in the jar. Close the cauldron or pan with a lid and simmer for another 10 minutes. Serve the dish hot.
Fried potatoes with stewed meat and mushrooms
Fried potatoes with stew is a delicious, but very high-calorie dish. To prepare it you will need:
- 700 g potatoes;
- a jar of stew;
- vegetable oil (refined sunflower oil is better);
- greens;
- 150 g champignons;
- a little salt.
Cooking steps:
- Peel the potato tubers and cut into cubes. Peel the champignons, cut each mushroom into several parts. Open a jar of stew, put the contents on a plate and knead a little with a fork. Pork stew is ideal for this recipe.
- Fry the mushrooms in a little vegetable oil in a separate frying pan. You do not need to overcook mushrooms. They should only lightly brown.
- Pour vegetable oil into a deep frying pan and fry the potatoes for about 10 minutes, stirring the sticks regularly. Salt the potatoes first.
- Put the mushrooms in the pan, as well as the meat extracted from the can of stew. Stir all the ingredients and cook for another 5 minutes, then cover the pan with a lid, reduce heat and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Before serving, you can sprinkle each portion with finely chopped herbs.
Fried potatoes with stewed meat and mushrooms can be served with fresh vegetables or salad, with fresh herbs. It goes well with pickled tomatoes or cucumbers.
Baked potatoes with stew
Potatoes with stew can be baked in the oven. This will require:
- 1 kg of potatoes;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 1 onion;
- can of stew (preferably pork);
- a little spice;
- olive oil;
- butter;
- salt;
- dry aromatic herbs.
Cooking steps:
- Peel the potatoes and cut each tuber into several pieces. Young potatoes are ideal for baking in the oven.
- Peel the onion and cut into thin half rings. Finely chop the greens (preferably dill). Mix olive oil with pressed garlic and dried herbs.
- Grease the refractory mold with butter. Put potatoes, onions. Salt vegetables, sprinkle with spices. Open a jar of stew, put the pieces of meat, mash slightly with a fork. Put pieces of stew on potatoes and onions, pour over the broth from a jar, add a little water, cover the dish with foil and bake at 180 ° C for 20 minutes.
- Open the oven, remove the foil and bake the potatoes and stew for another 10 minutes at the same temperature. Divide the dish into portioned plates and pour over each portion with olive oil, garlic and dry herbs.
When serving, you can sprinkle chopped greens on potatoes with stew. Sour cream sauce can be used instead of garlic oil.
