Tatar-style pork azu with potatoes

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make Tatar-style basics from pork and potatoes? Prepare your food. Thaw the meat first if it has been frozen. Choose softer parts of the carcass to make the basics tastier. Pickled, barrel cucumbers are preferable, but, if not available, regular pickled cucumbers will do.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the meat and be sure to dry it - excess liquid will prevent it from frying and the meat will stew. Cut it into cubes or strips. Pour a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat it over high heat.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the meat in the pan. Fry it until golden brown, stirring with a spatula, over high heat. Then reduce the heat, add water, cover the pan with a lid and simmer the meat over low heat for about 40 minutes. Then remove the lid and let the remaining liquid evaporate.

4. STEP 4

   

   Peel the onions and cut them into feathers. According to the classic basic recipe, carrots are not added to the dish, but the pork will turn out much tastier, more tender and more aromatic if you use at least one carrot when preparing it. Wash the carrots, peel and cut into strips. You can omit it if you wish.

5. STEP 5

   

   Remove the finished meat from the frying pan and place the cooked onions and carrots on it. Fry the vegetables until the carrots are soft and the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes over low heat.

6. STEP 6

   

   Cut the pickled cucumbers into cubes.

7. STEP 7

   

   Wash fresh tomatoes and cut into cubes. It is very convenient to use frozen fresh tomato puree for future use. Tomato paste is also suitable - dilute 2 tablespoons in 100 ml of water.

8. STEP 8

   

   Wash, peel and cut the potatoes into strips or cubes, as you like. Fry the potatoes in vegetable oil in a separate frying pan until golden brown. This ensures that the potatoes in the dish do not turn into porridge during stewing and will be golden brown.

9. STEP 9

   

   Then place the meat and vegetables in one pan. Add chopped pickles, tomato paste, salt and hot red pepper to taste, chopped garlic. Simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes. When almost all the liquid has evaporated, add chopped fresh herbs (I used parsley and cilantro).

10. STEP 10

    

    Stir and turn off the heat. Let the dish sit under the lid and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

tatyanochka2022

23.09.2023

4.8

This is delicious! For me, a lover of fried potatoes, this recipe is a godsend! The dish turned out juicy, aromatic, and very appetizing in appearance. The potatoes retained all their taste and texture. The meat and vegetables acquired a beautiful glossy shine thanks to the sauce, which contained the pleasant sourness of tomato, the delicate taste of garlic, and the delicate sweetness of carrots. Preparing the basics is absolutely easy. All steps are described in detail, with time indications. And the products specified in the recipe are always at hand. Thank you so much for the recipe!

Elephant

23.09.2023

4.8

Instead of tomatoes, you can use tomato paste. I tried pork basics with pickles using this recipe.

asa

23.09.2023

4.7

I love recipes like this so much! Azu Tatar style pork with potatoes is just a godsend for me, satisfying, juicy, and sour, and most importantly - well-fed and satisfied men! Thank you very much for the recipe!