Imagine a rich holiday table without meat products in principle is unrealistic.
On the eve of any event, each hostess first of all cares about what type of meat to buy for preparing an appetizing dish and what recipe to cook it, trying to find something new and tasty.
Perhaps the most safe option today is the combination of fruit and meat. For example, having prepared a sauce of prunes for pork, you can give the meat a unique sweet-sour note that will emphasize its unique taste.
This dish can be enjoyed and not think about the calories consumed. Moreover, there are many options for cooking meat with prunes in cooking, and the prunes themselves, like meat, are available today in any supermarket.
Recipe 1: Meat with Prunes
At first glance, cooking meat with prunes for this recipe is not difficult, and you do not need to spend a lot of time.
Ingredients Required:
- pork tenderloin - 250 g;
- prunes - 50 g;
- natural honey - 1 tbsp. l .;
- ketchup - 50 g;
- garlic cloves - 2 pcs .;
- salt, spices for grilling and vegetable oil.
Preparation:
As you have already understood, you need to prepare a grill pan. But, in principle, such meat can be cooked in an ordinary frying pan, which you need to preheat without pouring oil.
Sprinkle a portion of the meat with spices for grilling and grease with butter. Evenly distribute and put on a heated griddle grill. Fry the meat on both sides.
Cut the prunes into stripes and steam it in boiling water for literally 10 minutes. Drain the water and put the steamed prunes into a dipper. Chop garlic with a knife and send it to prunes. Add ketchup and honey and bring everything to a boil.
On a serving plate, first lay a leaf of green lettuce, on it - grilled meat, and sprinkle on top with a thick prune sauce.
Recipe 2: Meat with Prunes and Ginger
Ingredients Required:
- One piece of pork - 1.2 kg;
- pitted prunes - 12 pcs .;
- dried apricots - 12 pcs .;
- sour cream or mayonnaise - 3 tbsp.
- grated fresh ginger - 20 g;
- Corn mustard - 2 tsp;
- Cognac - 50g; water - 80-100 ml .;
- ground nutmeg - pinch;
- thin slices of cheese - 130 g;
- salt and ground pepper.
Preparation:
A piece of meat will be washed, dried, we will cure the surplus of meat, giving a piece a beautiful appearance like a loaf. Use a sharp knife to cut pieces of meat 2 cm wide, but do not cut to the end, but leave at the bottom about 0.5 cm. The meat should be kept in one piece and not fall apart. Lubricate the meat with mayonnaise (1 tbsp.), Promazyvaya cuts between the portions of the pieces.
In a bowl, mix mayonnaise, mustard, ground nutmeg, salt and pepper. My dried apricots and prunes, put 2 pieces of each between the slices. There we will put on the plate of cheese. Now we will completely grease the meat with sauce, cover it with foil and put it in the fridge.
Heat the oven to a temperature of 200 degrees, put the marinated meat in the form and cover it carefully with foil. We bake about 1.5 hours, after which we remove the foil and let the meat redden.
Well, that's all - delicious festive meat with prunes and dried apricots already flaunts on your table. Enjoy with an appetite !!!
Recipe 3: Meat with Prunes (Pork)
At this time, prepare rolls with prunes.
Ingredients Required:
- a piece of pork - 0.5 kg .;
- dried prunes - 100 g;
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l .;
- pepper and salt - to taste.
Preparation:
First we steam up the prunes with boiling water and leave it for 25-30 minutes. Drain and rinse fruit.
Cut the pork into slices 7-8 mm thick and slightly beat them with a kitchen mallet. Salt and pepper to your taste. Put 2 pieces of prunes on the meat slices and wrap the meat in a roll. Fasten rolls with toothpicks, salt and pepper on top too.
We put butter on the pan and fry our rolls from all sides until it is beautifully reddened. This dish is prepared and in the oven in the sleeve - at your discretion. Such rolls can be served hot with your favorite side dish, or as a cold snack.
Recipe 4: Meat with Prunes and Parmesan
Ingredients Required:
- pork loin - 0.5 kg;
- prunes - 200 g;
- Parmesan or any other type of cheese - 100 g;
- pepper and salt to taste;
- for decoration greens and one prune.
Preparation:
Depending on your desire, the meat can be cut into separate pieces, as in the previous recipe, and each wrap roll, and you can cut the loin in such a way that we have a layer of meat, which we will roll.
Choose the one you like.
Lay a layer of meat with cling film and beat it with a kitchen mallet. Pepper, salt, you can still rub with grainy mustard - it will give some piquancy to taste.
Fill the prunes with boiling water to swell for 30 minutes. Ready steamed prunes cut into cubes. Grate grated cheese and mix with prunes cubes. Peppermint a little, mix and put on the meat. Wrap roll and place in the sleeve. We will bake about 40 minutes at 200 * C. Ruddy roulade decorate whole prunes and herbs.
Recipe 5: Meat with prunes in a slow cooker
This time we will cook beef with prunes in a slow cooker.
Ingredients Required:
- beef - 300 g;
- prunes without stones - 100 g;
- potatoes - 8 pcs .;
- dried basil - 1 tbsp.
- salt.
Preparation:
Fill the boiled water with prunes in a saucepan and set it aside for a while so that it is slightly swollen. My meat and cut into pieces.
Pour some olive oil into the multicooker pan, put the pieces of meat and washed prunes into it. Sprinkle the ingredients with dry basil and salt. We collect 2 multistacks of water and pour into the bowl. In the “stewing” mode, we will prepare the dish as a whole for 2 hours. After 40 minutes, we will send potatoes cut into large pieces to the meat and close the cover of the multicooker again. After 2 hours, our dish will be ready for serving. Pour the dish on the plate with fragrant broth, which we have in the process of cooking in the bowl. Enjoy your meal!!!
Recipe 6: Stewed Meat with Prune
This time we will also use beef, but we will cook on the stove.
Ingredients Required:
- Beef - 500 g;
- carrot and onion - 1 pc .;
- prunes - 200 g;
- vegetable oil - 4 tbsp. l .;
- sauce or tomato paste - 2 tablespoons l .;
- Basil - 1 tsp;
- Peas - 6 pcs. and salt.
Preparation:
Finely chop the onion and cut the carrot into cubes. Wash prunes and slightly we beat it with boiling water and hold it in hot water for 15 minutes.
Fry carrots and onions in a pan in oil. Add tomato paste to vegetables, and continue the process for another 5 minutes over medium heat.
On another frying pan, too, pour some butter and drop pieces of meat to it. Fry it first on high heat (10 min), then reduce the heat and continue cooking until soft. We move the ingredients from two pans to the pan, add dried basil, pepper and bay leaves to them. We will also need 2-3 glasses of water, pour in and set on fire. Cover the pot with a lid and continue cooking your dish over medium heat for another 45-50 minutes. After that we add the prunes, cut into strips, and together we will still prepare 10 minutes. Aromas are already hovering all over the kitchen, causing the household appetite. Prepare a simple side dish with prune meat and serve.
Meat with prunes - secrets and useful tips from the best chefs
- Before applying prunes be sure to pour boiling water over it and hold it at least 15 minutes in the driver, depending on the upcoming process.
- If the sauce with prunes you get thickish, you can dilute it with a small amount of vegetable broth.
