The hodgepodge is a favorite dish of many families in our country. But they cook it not only at home, but even in restaurants. There are many recipes for this dish, so it will never get bored. In the classic hodgepodge add meat, smoked meats, pickles, carrots, onions and spices, and decorated with olives and lemon.
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A hodgepodge prepared according to a classic recipe should have at least three types of meat. For example, beef ribs, ham and boiled sausage. They can be replaced with smoked carbonate, sausages or sausages, ham, chicken, etc. It is important that you get a rich broth. By the way, for a change, you can cook a fish hodgepodge using different varieties, including red fish, fresh, salted and dried.
How to cook a classic hodgepodge?
For this first dish you will need several types of meat products: 300 g each of beef pulp and any smoked meats, 3 sausages and 150 g carbonate. 3 pickles, 50 g capers, 5 olives, 1 onion, 3 olives, 4 tsp are also needed. tomato paste, a little vegetable oil, 3 bay leaves, 1 carrot, lemon and sour cream.
First, a rich broth is prepared: the meat is washed, put in a pan with cold water, brought to a boil, remove the foam, then the fire is reduced and cooked for another 1.5 hours. And when the broth is ready, they take out the meat, cut it into small pieces and pour it back into the pan. The rest of the meat products are first fried in a pan with oil to make a golden crust, and then added to the broth.
When the meat is ready, they start cooking vegetables: they cut the onions into cubes, rub the carrots, and then they are fried in a frying pan until golden brown and poured into a pan. Cucumbers are cut into small strips, lightly fried and put in a hodgepodge. Together with vegetables, tomato paste, spices, olives and capers are added and boiled for another 5 minutes.
Lemon and sour cream are placed in a dish before serving. Also in cabbage, you can add cabbage, potatoes, cucumber pickle and garlic.