Pork goes well with sweet and sour sauce, but it will be even more tasty if you immediately put it out in this sauce or with sour fruits. One of the leaders among these dishes is pork stew with prunes. Meat, cooked in this way, has a harmonious taste, it turns out tender, soft, juicy.
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Stew pork with prunes is easy, and spoil this dish is difficult. However, knowledge of several secrets will make the finished culinary product even more delicious.
- The first secret is to choose the ingredients for the dish. It requires pork pulp, it is possible with fat, as long as the meat is fresh, from a young pig. To give preference to the pair, in extreme cases - chilled meat. Prunes also need a beautiful, smooth, not pereudenal, preferably already stoned.
- If the pork was still frozen, then it should be thawed gradually. It is best to place it in a pot of room temperature water and wait, changing the water periodically.
- If the prunes were overdried, then it should be soaked, the bay for 15-20 minutes with warm water. It is not worth keeping dried fruits in water longer, as they can soak and lose shape. From prunes with stones they will have to be carefully removed.
- Marinated meat before cooking, you will help him cook faster, stay soft and juicy. This is especially true for meat that has been frozen. Marinating pork for stewing with prunes is best in mayonnaise or dairy products, you can marinate it in brine or soy sauce. Vinegar-based marinades are undesirable in this case. The meat should be in the marinade for 1, 5-2 hours.
- Cut the meat into pieces of different sizes (this depends on the recipe), but necessarily across the fibers. Otherwise, it will prepare for a long time, and then it will become difficult to chew. In addition, meat cut across the fibers absorbs the sauce better.
You can stew pork with prunes on a stove or in a slow cooker, in tomato sauce or cream, in chunks or as goulash. These subtleties already depend on the selected recipe.
Pork stewed with prunes in tomato sauce
Composition:
- pork - 0, 5 kg;
- pitted prunes - 100-150 g;
- tomato paste - 100 g;
- onions - 100 g;
- salt - to taste;
- ground black pepper to taste;
- red pepper - to taste;
- vegetable oil (for frying) - as needed;
- water - on demand.
Method of preparation:
- Drain prunes, cover with warm water and leave for 15 minutes.
- Wash the meat and cut into pieces of one and a half to two centimeters.
- Remove prunes, squeeze out, so that there is no excess liquid in it. Cut into strips.
- Peel the onion and cut into cubes.
- Fry the meat in the pan in the oil until it turns white.
- Add the onions to the meat and fry them together for 10 minutes.
- Salt, pepper, put tomato paste and prunes in a frying pan with meat.
- Pour a glass of water on the stove.
- Stew under the lid on low heat for 1-1,5 hours, stirring occasionally and adding boiled water. The meat will be ready in an hour, however, if you put it out a little longer, it will become more tender and better soaked in the sauce.
This is one of the most common recipes for cooking pork with prunes. Stewed meat can be served with any side dish, but most often it is served with potatoes.
Pork Medallions Stewed with Prunes in a Creamy Sauce
Composition:
- pork medallions - 0, 8 kg;
- pitted prunes - 100 g (8 pieces of large size);
- olive oil - 25 ml;
- butter - 50 g;
- dry white wine - 100 ml;
- chicken broth - 150 ml;
- cream of 30-35 percent fat content - 50 ml;
- chopped parsley - 10 g;
- flour - as required;
- salt and pepper mix - to taste.
Method of preparation:
- Wash and dry the pork medallions. If you have a solid piece of meat, then cut it against the fibers in portions.
- Wash prunes, if necessary, remove bones from it. Soak the dried fruit in warm water, holding it for a quarter of an hour.
- In the center of each medallion make an incision, enclose it in the prunes of a cinnamon.
- Mix flour with salt and pepper, roll in it medallions.
- In a deep frying pan, put half a piece of butter, pour olive oil into it.
- In the mixture of oils, fry the medallions on both sides until a delicate crust.
- Mix the broth with wine, simmer the meat under this sauce until it is almost completely evaporated.
- Pour in the cream, add the remaining piece of butter, cover with a lid and then simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
According to this recipe, pork with prunes is stewed infrequently, but, most likely, only because it is not well known, because the dish made from it will decorate even the festive table.
Pork stewed with prunes and vegetables
Composition:
- pork - 1 kg;
- tomatoes - 0, 3 kg;
- cabbage - 0, 2 kg;
- prunes - 0, 2 kg;
- onions - 100 g;
- carrots - 100 g;
- sour cream - 0, 2 l;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- salt, ground black pepper - to taste;
- vegetable oil - how much will be needed for roasting.
Method of preparation:
- Wash the meat and cut it into small pieces.
- Chop onion into half rings and fry in oil.
- Put the meat to the onions and fry them together until the meat changes color.
- Transfer the meat and onions to the bottom of the cauldron or thick-walled pot.
- Soak prunes for 15 minutes, if necessary, remove the bones from it, cut into not too small pieces. Put on the meat.
- Chop the cabbage and place it in the next layer.
- Grate carrots, place on cabbage.
- Boil in tomatoes, remove the skin from them. Cut into pieces of arbitrary shape, put on top of meat and other vegetables.
- Salted, pepper.
- Sour cream mixed with garlic passed through the press, cover the contents of the pan with it.
- Pour in a glass of water, cover with a lid and put on a quiet fire.
- Stew for an hour, occasionally removing the lid and stirring the dish. Watch for the amount of water, if necessary, adding it.
Despite the fact that there are vegetables in the dish, they are not enough to eat it without a side dish. Mashed potatoes and stewed cabbage are good for him.
Pork stewed with prunes in a slow cooker
Composition:
- pork - 0, 8 kg;
- prunes - 0, 2 kg;
- onions - 0, 2 kg;
- Bulgarian pepper - 0, 2 kg;
- soy sauce - 50 ml;
- vegetable oil - 50 ml;
- spices - to taste;
- water - 150 ml.
Method of preparation:
- Cut the meat into small blocks.
- Clean prunes from prunes; if they are, cut into strips, soaking it in water beforehand.
- Onion cut into half rings.
- Pepper wash, remove seeds from it. Cut into strips.
- Pour oil into the multicooker bowl, place the meat and fry it for 10 minutes in baking or frying mode.
- Pawn the rest of the ingredients. Mix the sauce with water and pour the multicookers into the bowl. Add spices.
- Close the lid and run the extinguishing program for an hour.
This is one of the easiest recipes for cooking pork stew with prunes. Despite the simplicity of preparation, the dish turns out very tasty.
Pork stewed with prunes, suitable for lunch or dinner. It can be submitted to the festive table. Usually this dish is offered with a side dish of potatoes.
