A delicious meat salad should be present on any festive table. Most often, housewives add boiled beef to the appetizer, it is low-fat, and if cooked correctly, then very tender. So let's learn how to cook a beef salad, which is called "Capital".
It is necessary
- - beef - 500-600 g;
- - carrots - 3 pcs.;
- - onions - 2 pcs.;
- - potatoes - 3 large tubers;
- - eggs - 8 pcs.;
- - canned peas - 300 g;
- - pickled cucumbers - 5 pcs.;
- - mayonnaise - 5-6 tablespoons;
- - greens - 20 g;
- - bay leaves - 2 pcs.;
- - salt and pepper to taste.
Instructions
Step 1
By the way, beef bought in a store or at the market is better to take the tenderloin, rinse it under running water, remove all inedible parts and veins. Place the meat in a pot of water, the liquid should completely cover the beef. In the same saucepan, add one whole onion (it is needed for flavor) and bay leaf, salt to taste. Now put the pot on the fire and boil the meat. The approximate cooking time is about an hour. But it all depends on the age of the beef and on whether it was frozen. When the meat is cooked, cool and cut into small cubes.
Step 2
Put the potatoes and carrots to boil, you can in the same saucepan and in the peel. Cook the eggs in a separate dish. When the vegetables are ready, let them cool and then cut into cubes. Peel and chop the eggs. Rubbing them is not recommended, as they will simply get lost in the salad.
Step 3
Combine meat, chopped vegetables and eggs in one bowl. Open the jar of peas, drain the liquid and add to the other ingredients. Cut one fresh onion as small as possible, chop the pickled cucumbers into cubes, send everything to a bowl. Mix well, add mayonnaise and salt to taste. Capital salad is ready. Before serving, sprinkle it with chopped herbs, and you can decorate with thin slices of beef and olives.
