Pork is good with any side dish and for any occasion, whether it is a grand celebration or a simple family dinner. Pork is eaten in the morning, afternoon and evening. She is put in soup and fried eggs, baked pies with her. Moreover, almost any pork dish can be cooked in a slow cooker.
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Many recipes with pork for a multicooker do not require much trouble in the kitchen. Some of them have long been familiar to everyone, only the way of cooking is a little different. And some - on the contrary, completely unusual, giving a seemingly well-known meat a lot of new taste shades. This is an excellent occasion to try every recipe and thereby qualitatively diversify the boring family menu.
Braised cabbage with pork in a slow cooker
This recipe does not belong to the "quick dinner" category, but it does not provide for long preparation of products. Of course, you will have to wait for a while until the cabbage and meat reach their condition, but the result will definitely be worth all the minutes of longing.
What foods will be needed (4 servings):
- white cabbage - 500 g;
- low-fat pork - 400 g;
- carrots - either 1 large or 2 small;
- large onions - 1 pc.;
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc.;
- tomato paste - 1 tbsp;
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp.;
- water - 200 ml;
- salt to taste;
- spices to taste.
Phased recipe:
- Wash and finely chop cabbage.
- Separate the onions from the husks, divide it into small half rings. If the onion is too large, cut the half rings in half.
- Grate the carrots, preferably with large holes.
- Peppers, peppers, cut into small cubes.
- Remove the films and veins from the meat, if any. Cut the pork into medium-sized pieces.
- Put the prepared vegetables in a bowl from the slow cooker, add pork, tomato paste and a little sunflower oil to them. Shuffle. Pour in water.
- Place the bowl in the multicooker. Start the "Extinguishing" program, set the cooking time to 1 hour 30 minutes. Close the cover. Try to mix the dish at least once every 30 minutes.
- 5-10 minutes before the end of cooking, salt the dish and add your favorite seasonings. For example, dried garlic, herbs, black and red peppers. Coriander and bay leaves also look good in this dish.
- Serve stewed cabbage hot, after generously pouring sour cream.
Steamed cutlets with lean pork in a slow cooker
You will be surprised, but pork cutlets can be low-calorie and not too fat. These are cutlets steamed without oil. The nutritional value of this dish is only 200 Kcal per 100 g.
Such cutlets go well with buckwheat or mashed potatoes, and even small children can eat them.
What products will be needed:
- lean pork - 400 g;
- onions - 1 medium-sized head;
- garlic - 2-3 cloves;
- egg - 2 pcs.;
- white bread - 100 g;
- milk - 50 ml;
- fresh greens - 1 small bunch;
- salt to taste;
- black pepper to taste.
Phased recipe:
- Slice the pork into medium sized slices. Peel the onion and divide into quarters. Pass the meat, onion and garlic through a meat grinder.
- Add to the resulting mass of eggs, bread soaked in milk and finely chopped fresh herbs. Salt, pepper, mix thoroughly. Tip: if you cook for children, try adding less pepper to cutlets.
- In order not to use flour or breadcrumbs to form cutlets, simply sprinkle your hands with water, and then scoop up some minced meat and give it the shape of a slightly elongated cake. Repeat with the remaining minced meat.
- Pour about 1 liter of water into the bowl of your multicooker. Place cutlets in the steaming bowl (supplied with all multicookers). Select the mode "Steamed" or "Steaming", set the time 30 minutes from the start of boiling. A little trick: most modern multicooker models start the countdown in the “Steaming” mode precisely after boiling. If your slow cooker starts the countdown immediately after the start, simply increase the cooking time by 15 minutes.
- Serve pork steaks hot with tomato sauce and a side dish of potatoes, pasta or cereals.
Glazed pork in a multicooker
The combination of meat and sweet and sour sauce is especially loved in eastern countries. Recently, oriental cuisine is gaining popularity with us. Here's an easy recipe with an unusual combination of pork, citrus and spices. Foodies will appreciate it.
Do not be afraid to experiment! Maybe this particular dish will become your crown and favorite.
What products will be needed:
- pork, better neck - 400-500 g;
- medium-sized orange - 1 pc.;
- ginger root - 5 g;
- soy sauce - 2-3 tbsp.;
- liquid honey - 2 tbsp.;
- vegetable oil - 3-4 tbsp;
- salt to taste;
- black pepper to taste.
Phased recipe:
- Cut the prepared pork into small portioned steaks, beat them well. Rub the steaks on both sides with vegetable oil, salt and black pepper. Tip: taste the soy sauce that you will use for glaze. If it is too salty, do not salt the steaks too much.
- Bake steaks for 30 minutes in the Baking mode with the lid closed.
- In a separate bowl, mix the zest of half an orange grated on a fine grater, the juice of a whole orange, chopped ginger, honey, and soy sauce in a blender or on a fine grater.
- Pour the sauce into the saucepan and put it on a slow fire. Wait for the sauce to thicken, stirring constantly.
- Pour meat sauce directly into the multicooker bowl, set the "Baking" mode for another 10 minutes.
- Serve the pork in orange glaze with a side dish of mashed potatoes and a salad of fresh herbs, after sprinkling it with white sesame seeds.
Classic quiche with pork and mushrooms in a slow cooker
Kish is an open jellied shortcrust pastry cake. It is good as a snack dish, and as a full lunch or dinner. If you have never cooked such an exquisite unsweetened pie, urgently correct yourself. This is delicious!
What products will be needed for the test:
- flour - 250 g;
- butter - 130 g;
- water - 2-3 tbsp.;
- egg - 1 pc.;
- salt is a pinch.
What products will be needed for the filling:
- pork - 400 g;
- any mushrooms - 400 g;
- onions - 1 pc.;
- nonfat cream - 300 ml;
- egg - 3 pcs.;
- hard cheese -150 g;
- vegetable oil for frying - 3 tbsp.;
- salt, spices - to taste.
Phased recipe:
- Grate the softened butter with flour, add water, salt and an egg. Mix thoroughly, roll the ball from the dough. Cover the dough with cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.
- Fry chopped mushrooms and finely chopped onions in a frying pan in a slow cooker until cooked. Set them aside for now.
- Fry the pork chopped into small pieces until half ready in the frying mode, send it to the mushrooms and onions.
- Combine in a separate bowl cream, eggs, salt with spices and 1/3 of grated cheese.
- Cover the crock-pot bowl with baking paper so that the finished pie can be pulled out of the bowl by pulling at its edges.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator, distribute it along the bottom of the bowl, and also make sides of it about 3-4 cm high.
- Put pork with mushrooms and onions on the dough, distribute them evenly. Pour all the cream and egg mixture.
- Set the “Baking” mode, select the time 40 minutes. Sprinkle the remaining cheese a few minutes before the cake is ready.
- Cool the cake directly in the slow cooker, then carefully remove it and separate it from the baking paper.
- Serve the cake cold.