When you want to feed your guests or a large number of relatives and friends quickly and to the full, you can’t do without meat dishes. All varieties of meat products (pork, beef, lamb, chicken, turkey, rabbit, and others) are permanent and desirable ingredients both on the festive and daily table and are present in the diet of almost every family. Recipes for second courses of meat, without a doubt, are in the arsenal of any professional chef and in the notebook of every good cook.
Meat Dishes is a universal product, combined with almost all the ingredients that can only be used in the preparation of lunch. These are vegetable crops, all kinds of cereals, mushrooms, fish and seafood, fruits and dried fruits, berries, any greens and seasonings. There are countless options. The choice of a dish that can be prepared using meat products is limited only by the imagination of the cook and the taste preferences of future tasters. Depending on the selected type of meat, dishes can be supplemented with a variety of sauces, from mayonnaise and lemon juice to soy and tomato. With proper skill and strict adherence to the recipe, you always get a fragrant, hearty and tender dish that can satisfy the taste preferences of even the most capricious gourmets.
I want to present you a recipe for festive Uzbek pilaf. Since my husband is from an oriental family, I learned how to cook oriental delicacies, including pilaf, which is considered the main dish of the table. In the classic recipe, pilaf is prepared with meat, and we will have meat and dried fruits, this pilaf is prepared for holidays in Uzbekistan)
This miracle is gathering dust, a gift to colleagues for an anniversary, for a long time. Then it came to Moroccan spices and pickled lemons. Attempts to surprise with oriental tagine in tagine were unsuccessful: well, we are not fans of North African cuisine. But once they tried only vegetables and meat, and it’s hard to tell from the meat which part is cow and which kind. You know, stuck. The taste is expected, cook in the same way as in a slow cooker. Now this hat often takes pride of place on the festive table and pleases with minimal fuss and expenses. And exotic serving.
I suggest you remember about porridge from field kitchens – from one meat and such hefty vats are obtained. In such a nostalgic way. Cook like in your kitchen, it doesn’t bother us.
This roll uses not just cheese, but real Adyghe cheese – the one that is produced on the territory of Adygea, in Maykop. I have frozen peppers and greens, since the summer we have stuffed Bulgarian peppers with herbs and frozen in the freezer. Very convenient! In the recipe, I describe each ingredient separately. It is important that the green clusters are small.
Fajitas is one of the most popular and traditional Mexican dishes. Fajitas are not just fried meat in a tortilla (corn tortilla), but also necessarily a traditional set of side dishes or sauces: black bean paste, rice with Mexican spices, Pico de Gallo sauce and sour cream. Meat, beans and rice are cooked with traditional Mexican spices: cumin, oregano and, of course, seasoned with lime juice. You can’t do without onions and hot peppers in this kitchen either. All these ingredients harmoniously complement each other and create a unique flavor of Mexican cuisine. Traditionally, rather cheap and not very soft pieces of beef are used for fajitas: peritoneum, sides and tenderloin (barrel, round, skirt, London broil, etc.). Therefore, it is very important for fajitas to cut the meat into very thin strips – across the fibers. In order for the meat to fry and remain juicy, cook them over very high heat. Of course, no one will forbid you to cook fajitas from more expensive steak chops: thick edge, thin edge, shackles, cereals and rump, and, of course, fillets. Although, in this case, it will not be quite a traditional fajita.
I really like baked beef in the oven, but it was rarely possible to achieve softness and the desired taste. And here I always get juicy, tender and very tasty meat. It is great both hot and cold for a sandwich or just to eat a piece is a pleasure. In general, this recipe has become my favorite: easy, delicious and liked by the whole family. I am glad to share this discovery with you.
A dish for lunch or dinner. I like that the meat is baked in the oven in about the same way as on the grill (do not add any oil or fat). I think it’s better than frying in a frying pan with fat.
Bigus (or bigos) is an Eastern European dish of sauerkraut with meat. There are many cooking options, exactly two ingredients are cabbage and meat. I cook it with sauerkraut and pork. Although I remember a time when it was considered absolutely right to cook bigus with sausages). It goes well with mashed potatoes.