"Royal meat" is very widely known and popular among housewives. Most often it is called "meat in French", but there are other names. Recipes may also vary slightly. This dish is very favorite, as it is quick and easy to prepare, and also has an amazing taste.
Origin of the dish
The modern way of cooking "royal meat" is very different from the method from which it originated. For the first time this dish was prepared in Paris especially for Count Orlov and was called "Veal in Orlov style". It was a casserole made from the following ingredients: veal, potatoes, onions, mushrooms, cheese, seasoned with béchamel sauce.
The modern recipe has undergone changes: sometimes they don't put mushrooms; instead of veal, they cook pork or beef, and some even mince; instead of béchamel sauce, cream or mayonnaise is used. In addition, various modifications have appeared of how this dish can be prepared, in which the layers are interchanged, the method of cutting the ingredients is different (meat in slices or pieces, onion rings or finely chopped).
Served "royal meat" in neatly cut portions, while it is very important that the layers are whole.
"Royal meat" also has other names: "captain's meat", "diplomat", "home-style meat".
In France, a similar dish is prepared - "Beckeoffe", which is distinguished by an additional layer of whole pears.
Recipe
First, you should cut the meat into pieces and beat them off a little. Put the resulting pieces of meat in a greased baking tray, season with salt (a little, since the mayonnaise already contains salt), pepper, sprinkle with seasonings.
Put the onion, cut into rings, with the second layer, and grease it all with mayonnaise.
The third layer is potatoes cut into plates. On top of it, you need to salt a little and season with spices.
Then again grease with mayonnaise again and sprinkle with grated cheese on top.
The final stage is to bake in the oven for an hour at a temperature of 150 degrees.
Recipe tips: many housewives add mushrooms, if they are fresh, you need to cut them, let them lie down for a bit so that they give juice; you can use different types of meat: chicken, beef, pork; the cheese used should melt well (for example, you can take "Gouda", "Holland"), but you should not use ready-made processed cheese.
The main advantages of "royal meat" are: the dish is simple and quick to prepare, all the ingredients are available and available in almost every home, and as a result, an excellent result is obtained even with small culinary skills. Thus, from simple products such an amazing, truly royal taste is obtained. For this, apparently, it is called "royal meat".
