Properly cooked in a multicooker, the hodgepodge gets the same taste as from the stove, which can never be achieved in an ordinary saucepan on the stove. This traditional Russian dish is a spicy, sour, spicy and very rich soup. The prefabricated hodgepodge includes several types of meat, lemon, capers, vegetables and other additions are allowed.
The classic recipe for a hodgepodge in a slow cooker
According to the classic recipe, the hodgepodge is based on meat broth.
You will need:
- beef - 0.5 kg;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- pickles - 3 pcs.;
- hot water - 2 l;
- capers - 100 grams;
- tomato sauce - 50 grams;
- vegetable oil - 35 grams;
- smoked meats - 300 grams;
- peppercorns - 3 pcs.;
- bay leaf - 1 pc.;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- salt, spices, herbs - to taste.
Step by step cooking process
Rinse the beef and cut into small cubes. Put them in the multicooker bowl, pour boiled water on top, close the lid, set the "Stew" program and set the time to 2 hours.
After the multicooker is finished, strain the meat broth obtained in the bowl. Chop the boiled beef, smoked meats and pickles into strips. Cut the capers into slices. Peel and chop the onion.
Add vegetable oil to a clean multicooker bowl, add the onion cubes, set the Bake function and the cooking time is 40 minutes. Fry the onion slices for 5 minutes, then add the rest of the chopped ingredients to them. Fry everything together for 5 minutes, then add the tomato sauce there.
After another 8 minutes, put the smoked meats together with the meat, after 10 minutes, pour the meat broth into the bowl, salt, add spices and 1 lemon circle. Switch the multicooker to the “Put out” function and set the time to 20 minutes.
After the multicooker signals the end of cooking, wait a few more minutes. After that, pour the soup into bowls and serve.
Solyanka in a slow cooker with sausages: a simple homemade option
If you don't have time to cook the classic version of the hodgepodge, you can use ordinary sausages instead of beef.
You will need:
- sausages - 3 pcs.;
- smoked sausage or ham - 300 grams;
- onions - 2 pcs.;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- pickled cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- wheat flour - 50 gr.;
- tomato sauce - 50 grams;
- vegetable oil - 40 ml;
- water - 2 l;
- salt and spices to taste.
Cooking process step by step
Cut the sausages and smoked meats into cubes. Peel the onions and carrots. Chop the onions finely. Grate the carrots on a medium grater, chop pickles in the same way.
Pour the oil into a multicooker bowl and add the onions and carrots to it. Set the "Fry" program and switch on the appliance with the lid open. Stir the vegetables while they are roasting. After 6 minutes, pour cucumbers into the browned vegetable mass, fry for a couple of minutes.
Move the vegetable mass a little to the other edge of the bowl, and pour the flour into the vacant space and fry it. Pour 0.5 L of water into a bowl and add tomato sauce. Stir all the ingredients together and cook on the Simmer program for 5 minutes.
At this time, fry the sliced sausages and sausage in a skillet. Add the cooked pieces to the vegetable mass in a slow cooker. Add spices and salt there, bring to a boil.
After everything is ready, pour the hodgepodge into serving bowls and spread out the lemon wedges for garnish. Solyanka with sausages in a slow cooker tastes a little sour.
Solyanka in a slow cooker with cabbage
Solyanka with cabbage can be served not only as a soup, but also as a side dish for a meat dish.
You will need:
- carrots - 2 pcs.;
- cabbage forks - 1 medium head;
- onions - 2 pcs.;
- tomato paste - 60 g;
- salt, spices, vegetable oil - to taste;
- bay leaf - 1 pc.;
- water - 0.3 l.
Cooking process in stages
Rinse and prepare all vegetables. Chop the cabbage, grate the carrots, chop the onions. Pour vegetable oil into the multicooker bowl and fry the onions in it on the "Fry" program. After 3 minutes, add cabbage and carrots to the onion.
Add tomato paste and pour water into a bowl, salt and add all the spices. Close the lid and set the Stew program in the multicooker, set the cooking time to 40 minutes. Serve the hodgepodge at the end of the program.
How to cook a mixed hodgepodge with mushrooms in a slow cooker
You will need:
- cabbage - 500 g;
- mushrooms - 200 g;
- olives - 20 pcs.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- onions - 2 pcs.;
- pickled cucumbers - 4 pcs.;
- vegetable oil;
- tomato paste - 100 g;
- lemon juice;
- greens, lavrushka, salt and spices to taste.
Step-by-step cooking process
Prepare the vegetables, wash and chop the cabbage, grate the carrots, and finely chop the onion. If you have forest mushrooms, it is best to boil them and then cut them into medium cubes. Champignons and oyster mushrooms need not be boiled beforehand.
Pour oil into a multicooker, turn on the "Stew" program and wait until the oil is well heated. Put the onions and carrots in a bowl, cook on the indicated setting until the onion cubes become transparent.
After that, add mushrooms to the vegetables, pepper and salt on top. Cook everything together for 10 minutes. After this period, add chopped pickles and tomato paste. Pour the whole mass into a bowl with the required amount of water, close the lid and set the "Cooking" mode. 5 minutes before the end of the program, add greens and slices of olives to the hodgepodge.
Solyanka in a multicooker in Georgian at home
You will need:
- beef meat - 300 grams;
- tomato - 1 pc.;
- onions - 3 pcs.;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- pickles - 1 pc.;
- bulgarian pepper - 1 pc.;
- tomato paste - 30 g;
- lemon juice;
- coriander - 10 gr.;
- greens, salt and vegetable oil to taste.
Step by step cooking process
Cut the meat into small cubes, put them in a bowl, fill with water on top. Set the Stew program in the multicooker for 20 minutes. At the end of the program, remove the cooked meat from the bowl and drain the broth into a separate bowl.
In a slow cooker in the "Fry" mode, fry the chopped onions until golden brown. Put chopped cucumbers and cooked meat to it. Pour everything on top with broth. Install the Extinguishing program and close the lid.
Prepare all other ingredients, spices, herbs. 5 minutes before the end of the appliance program, open the lid and add them to the bowl. Then cook for another 10 minutes and serve the hodgepodge on the table.
Solyanka in a slow cooker with chicken
You will need:
- boiled chicken fillet - 800 grams;
- pickles - 400 grams;
- olives - 200 grams;
- tomato paste - 100 g;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- onions - 2 pcs.;
- lemon - 1/2 pc.;
- vegetable oil, salt and pepper to taste.
Process all vegetables, rinse and chop. Fry carrots and onions in a multicooker bowl on the "Fry" program, after 5 minutes add the sliced cucumbers to them. Pour the mixture with cucumber pickle.
Chop the boiled chicken fillet into small pieces and add to the multicooker bowl. Top up with water and add lemon wedges and olives slices to taste. Close the lid and cook the dish on the Soup program for another half hour.
Solyanka in a slow cooker with potatoes
You will need:
- smoked meat - 300 grams;
- sausages - 3 pcs.;
- potatoes - 2 pcs.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- onions - 2 pcs.;
- mushrooms - 0.3 kg;
- pickles - 3 pcs.;
- capers - 1/2 can;
- tomato paste - 40 g;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- broth - 2 l.
Cut the meat products into medium chunks. Chop the potatoes into squares, grate the carrots, chop the onion. In a multicooker bowl, heat the oil and fry the carrots and onions in it. Add chopped cucumbers, mushrooms and potatoes.
Cook it all in the "Bake" mode for about 20 minutes. After the time has passed, pour the broth into the bowl and add the tomato paste. Add smoked meats, capers and lemon wedges. Simmer all ingredients for 30 minutes.
