Meat is a frequent guest on our tables, and many cannot imagine their meal without it. You can cook meat in a variety of ways - stewing, frying, baking, boiling, smoking and even drying. In any form it is very tasty, healthy and satisfying. Pork with champignons in a slow cooker is a very tasty recipe that will delight every member of the household, and will also serve as an ideal treat for guests for all occasions.
Principles of cooking meat with mushrooms in a slow cooker
One of the popular questions is: which mushrooms are best used for cooking in a slow cooker. Champignons are used more often, in almost 80% of cases these mushrooms are used due to their low price, easy processing and quick cooking. In general, you can use any edible mushrooms to your own taste, for example, honey mushrooms, boletus mushrooms, and so on. However, keep in mind that some mushrooms are not compatible with certain ingredients, so it is better to use the classics - champignons.
When preparing a dish, it is advisable to take the part of the meat where there are no bones. But if you bought it with seeds, it’s okay. In any case, the meat will have to be chopped, which means removing the bones. But it’s still better to take fillet, as this part is softer and tastier. It is advisable that there is a minimum of fat on the meat, otherwise the dish will turn out greasy, and the taste of the champignons may deteriorate.
There are no more “golden” rules that apply to all recipes. To prepare a delicious dish, you need to follow the recipe, which is described in detail in this article. Remember to maintain the proportions of ingredients, especially when preparing the sauce. The amount of meat and vegetables may vary in one direction or another, depending on the taste of a particular person. But the cooking time and multicooker modes should be chosen the same as in the recipes. Happy easy cooking, let's get started!
Quick recipe
In order for the pork in the dish under discussion to always turn out soft and juicy, it requires appropriate preliminary preparation. For example, meat has to be beaten with a special hammer or marinated for a long time. If the housewife does not have time for such processes, you can replace the pork with minced meat. This will significantly reduce the overall cooking time. For a “French style” treat, quickly take: 420 g of mixed minced meat (preferably pork and chicken), 2 onions, 2 tomatoes, salt, 5 potatoes, 4 large spoons of sour cream, 1 spoon of wheat flour, 280 g of hard cheese.
- The onion is chopped as finely as possible. You can even use a blender for this.
- The chopped vegetable is mixed with minced meat. The mass is salted and flavored to taste with various spices.
- The minced meat is placed in an even layer into the multicooker bowl, pre-lubricated with any oil.
- Potato slices are laid out on top of the meat layer. The peeled vegetable should be cut into very thin slices so that it cooks faster. Another way to speed up the cooking process is to use ready-made mashed potatoes instead of raw potatoes. This is especially true if the product is left over, for example, from yesterday’s lunch. You can pre-boil it or lightly fry it.
- The potatoes are also lightly salted, after which they are generously greased with sour cream mixed with flour.
- All that remains is to lay out the tomatoes and sprinkle all the ingredients with grated cheese. Tomatoes do not need to be peeled first. It will hardly be felt in the finished dish.
- In the “Baking” program, the treat takes from 30 to 40 minutes (depending on the minced meat chosen).
How to cook meat with mushrooms in a slow cooker
With the mushroom dish, you can serve potatoes, buckwheat porridge and other side dishes at your own discretion. There are no additional ingredients in this recipe, just mushrooms, meat and seasonings. Of course, the cooked lunch can be served as a main course, but it is better to mix it with a side dish - it will turn out much tastier. By the way, the recipes below will rely on this recipe, as it is the basis. Let's look at how to cook mushrooms with beef in a slow cooker at home.
Ingredients for the dish “Meat with mushrooms in a slow cooker”
- 710 g of meat (you can take any);
- 510 g mushrooms;
- vegetable oil;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Description of the preparation of the dish “Meat with mushrooms in a slow cooker”
- Wash the piece of meat, dry it and cut into small portions.
- Lightly grease the bottom with oil, fry the meat for 18 minutes in the “Fry” mode.
- Mushrooms, like meat, are washed, dried and chopped not very finely.
- Add mushrooms to the meat, salt, add ground pepper and stir, fry for at least 11 minutes.
- If the meat has released little liquid, you can add a little hot water to make the dish more tender.
- Set the multicooker to “Stew” mode and cook for a little less than one hour.
- After the sound signal, serve the dish to the table with the selected side dish.
With bechamel sauce
This delicate white sauce often complements a wide variety of meat dishes. It also goes well with a French meal. The main thing is not to skimp on spices when preparing the meat filling. It is best to take dry Provençal herbs. The remaining products will be used: half a kilo of fresh veal, 3 onions, salt, 280 g of hard cheese, 6 potato tubers, 70 g of butter, 2 tbsp. milk or cream, 2 large spoons of white flour, ½ tsp. nutmeg.
- The meat is washed, cut into pieces, beaten, and marinated in a mixture of salt and seasonings. It should sit for 15-20 minutes.
- You can prepare the sauce using a multicooker in the baking mode. First, butter is sent into the container. When it melts, you can add flour and fry it for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly.
- Then hot milk is slowly poured into the flour. It is important that no lumps form in it.
- Next, salt and nutmeg are added to the sauce. The mass is thoroughly mixed and after a couple of minutes of cooking is poured into a separate bowl.
- The multicooker bowl is washed and greased again with oil (any oil will do).
- Pieces of prepared meat are placed in a container.
- On top are sliced onions and thin slices of potatoes. The last layer is salted and sprinkled with spices.
- All that remains is to pour the prepared sauce over the treat and generously sprinkle with grated cheese.
- The dish will be baked in the same program for 65 minutes.
The meat is served with an assortment of pickled vegetables.
How to cook meat with champignons in a slow cooker
The previous recipe turns out a little bland and not as bright and rich as we would like. Therefore, I suggest adding a simple but effective sauce to the composition - sour cream. The dish turns out much tastier and more tender, so this recipe is used much more often. Be sure to use champignons as mushrooms, otherwise you will not try this delicious dish. This recipe will be described in detail, and the rest, which are given below, in brief. Let's find out how to cook mushrooms with meat in sauce in a slow cooker.
Ingredients for the dish “meat with champignons in a slow cooker”
- 410 g of meat (it is better to take pork);
- 230 g champignons;
- 72 g sour cream;
- 20-40 ml warm water;
- bulb;
- vegetable oil;
- salt and black pepper.
Description of preparing the dish “meat with champignons in a slow cooker”
- Wash the mushrooms and onions, peel if necessary and be sure to chop.
- Grease the bottom of the multicooker with vegetable oil and activate the “Baking” program.
- Place the mushrooms on the bottom, let the liquid evaporate from this ingredient, stir occasionally.
- Cut the pork into layers, which must be beaten with a special hammer, and treat the meat with salt and pepper.
- Add the onion to the mushrooms, fry until the vegetable acquires a golden hue.
- Turn off the multicooker as soon as the mushrooms have cooled slightly, place them on the meat and wrap them like envelopes; for security, you can tie them with thread.
- Turn on the multicooker again, grease with oil and fry the meat “envelopes” until golden brown.
- Mix sour cream and water, pour the prepared sauce over the meat, turn the multicooker to “Stew” mode, cook for at least one hour.
- The dish is ready, serve with a side dish at the dinner table.
With tomatoes
Tomatoes can be found in most recipes for this dish. And this is not surprising, because they add juiciness and freshness to it. Any variety of tomatoes will do. In addition to 3 large vegetables, you need to prepare: half a kilo of pork pulp, 5 potato tubers, salt, 180 g of any hard cheese, a small carrot, a mixture of ground peppers, half a glass of full-fat sour cream or mayonnaise.
- The meat is thoroughly washed with running water, dried, cut and beaten. Next, you need to marinate it in a mixture of sour cream/mayonnaise with salt and spices. It is enough for the meat to lie in the aromatic sauce for 10-15 minutes.
- Grease the multicooker bowl with oil using a paper towel or silicone brush.
- The marinated meat along with the sauce is placed in the prepared container. It is prepared in the “Baking” mode for 25 minutes.
- Potatoes are cut into thin slices, carrots are grated on a grater with the smallest meshes, tomatoes are cut into slices, cheese is grated on the finest grater, onions are chopped in any way preferred by the housewife.
- When the device beeps, the lid opens and the meat pieces are turned over to the other side. Carrots, onions, potatoes and tomato slices are laid out on top of them. Vegetables are salted.
- The last layer on each piece of pork should be cheesy.
- Next, the treat is prepared for another 45 minutes in the same program mode.
Carefully remove the finished dish from the multicooker with a special spatula, place it in portions on plates and garnish with fresh herbs.
Recipe for meat with mushrooms and cheese in a slow cooker
Meat with cheese and mushrooms in a slow cooker is prepared in the same way as the first recipe in this article. For taste, I recommend adding onions, which must be fried along with pork or other selected meat. The cheese is added before activating the stewing program; you just need to first grind the dairy ingredient on a grater. This component can be added to the second recipe, just sprinkle cheese on top of the envelopes instead of sour cream sauce. True, the dish loses its taste, so it’s better not to touch the second recipe.
Chicken with mushrooms
Chicken meat cooks much faster, so housewives who are limited in time should pay attention to this option. The products that will be used are: 250 g of pork, onion, salt, 1 tomato, 70 g of semi-hard cheese, a large spoon of mayonnaise, a couple of pinches of ground pepper.
- Lightly beaten chicken slices are placed into the oiled bowl of the device. They are salted on top, peppered and greased with mayonnaise.
- Next comes a layer of coarsely chopped onions.
- Thin slices of mushrooms are sent next, which it is also advisable to salt and coat with sauce.
- Then thick slices of tomato are laid out. They need to be generously sprinkled with cheese, grated on a grater with the smallest cells.
- In the “Baking” mode, the dish will cook for 45 minutes.
If desired, you can place potato slices between the meat and onions. In this case, you won't need a side dish. The finished treat is decorated with cherry tomato halves.
To summarize
Now you know how to cook meat with mushrooms in a slow cooker with your own hands. Buckwheat, pearl barley, potatoes and pasta are suitable as a side dish for this dish. You can even make a pie based on this recipe (see last recipe). Despite the wide variety of dishes, they are all similar in taste, differing in small details. But if you need to highlight one recipe, I recommend French-style meat; mushrooms with meat, prunes and vegetables are also delicious. Share recipes with friends and family, do not forget to write comments under the article in a special form. Bon appetit, see you soon!
Ingredients:
- Pork - 1 kilogram (you can use beef, but pork cooks faster)
- Carrots – 70 grams
- Onions - 70-80 grams
- Garlic – 4 cloves
- Allspice peas – 20 grams
- Greens - 1 bunch (dill, parsley)
- Basil - 0.5-1 teaspoons
- Coriander - 0.5-1 teaspoons
- Salt - 1 pinch
- Pepper mixture - 0.5 teaspoons
- Champignons - 200-250 grams (gives the dish a special taste and aroma)
- Sour cream - 3-4 tbsp. spoons
- Vegetable oil - 50-100 Milliliters
Number of servings: 4-5