If there is just a piece of meat at home, but you do not know what to cook from it, then this selection is for you. Keep 20 recipes for delicious meat dishes for every day or for a festive table!
1. Salad with meat and Chinese cabbage
Any boiled meat you like will do.
You will need: 2 fresh cucumbers, 200 g of Chinese cabbage, 200 g of meat, 1 tomato, 1 pepper, 2 tbsp. sour cream, 3 tbsp. mayonnaise, 1 can of canned red beans, herbs.
Preparation: Cut all the ingredients into strips of about the same thickness, add the beans and mix. Season the salad with sour cream and mayonnaise and garnish with herbs.
2. Meat with bell pepper
A very light and fresh dish made from lean meat.
You will need: 500 g of meat, 3 onions, 1 pepper, spices, herbs, 50 ml of water, 1 tbsp each. sugar, lemon juice and balsamic, 1 tsp. salt, 3-4 tbsp. olive oil.
Preparation: Boil the meat in water with 1 onion, spices and bay leaf to taste, and then let it cool in the broth. Combine a marinade made from water, butter, sugar, lemon juice, balsamic, salt and spices. Cut the meat into slices, the onion into half rings, and the pepper into small cubes, pour the marinade over, stir and leave in the refrigerator overnight. Sprinkle with herbs before serving.
3. Meat with walnuts and cucumber
An amazing combination will amaze all households.
You will need: 1 kg of meat, 1.5 cups of walnuts, 1 pickled cucumber, 4 cloves of garlic, 4 tablespoons of sour cream, herbs and salt.
Preparation: Chop walnuts and herbs, rub garlic with cucumber and stir. Put the meat on the foil and top with the sauce, then salt. Bake in the oven for 1-1.5 hours at 180 degrees.
4. Hungarian meat
It takes a long time to bake, but the result is definitely worth it!
You will need: 2 kg of meat, 5 peppers, 4 onions, garlic, 2 chili peppers, paprika, marjoram, thyme, cumin, 1 tbsp. tomato paste, 2 tablespoons wine vinegar.
Preparation: Salt and pepper the meat, fry it well on all sides and place it in a baking dish. Chop the peppers and onions and fry them with spices. Finally, add chili, garlic, tomato paste and wine vinegar. Cover the meat with vegetables, add more spices, add a fraction of water to the middle of a piece of meat, cover with foil or a lid and put in the oven at 170 degrees for 2.5 hours.
5. Simple meat pie
This is a variation of a Tatar dish called zur balish.
You will need: 450 g flour, 150 g sour cream, 150 g kefir, 1 tsp. baking powder, 15 g butter, 700 g potatoes, 200 g onions, 600 g meat, salt and pepper.
Preparation: Mix sour cream, kefir and a pinch of salt with flour and baking powder until a firm but soft dough. Chop the onion, meat and potatoes into very small cubes, add spices and mix. Separate a piece of dough about 150 g, and roll the rest and spread it into a mold with high sides.
Place the filling on top, cover with a circle of the remaining dough and pinch the edges, slightly shaping the bag. Make a hole in the middle for steam and bake the cake for 50 minutes at 180 degrees, and then another hour and a half at 150. Grease the finished cake with butter and let it brew under a towel.
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6. Japanese meat
The secret of this dish lies in its expressive selection of spices.
You will need: 500 g of meat, 6 tbsp. soy sauce, 1 tsp. sugar, 1 tbsp. starch, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp each. ginger and coriander, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, green onions.
Preparation: Cut the meat into pieces about 1.5 cm thick, beat lightly and set aside. Combine soy sauce, sugar, starch, spices, and crushed garlic. Dip the meat in this marinade and leave in the refrigerator overnight, then fry over high heat and sprinkle with green onions.
7. Tortillas with meat
An easy variation of the popular Chinese recipe.
You will need: 400 g flour, 240 ml warm water, 60 g butter, 800 g meat, 4 cloves of garlic, 4 tbsp. soy sauce, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon grated ginger, 2 tbsp. vodka, salt, pepper, green onions.
Preparation: Knead the flour and water dough and cover with plastic wrap. Chop the meat or roll it through a meat grinder, add chopped green onions, grated ginger, garlic and the rest of the ingredients. Divide the minced meat and dough into 8 pieces, roll each piece of dough into a thin cake and distribute the minced meat 3/4 over it. Roll the cake into a quarter-circle envelope and fry.
8. Dried meat
Unusual Italian recipe adapted for home conditions.
You will need: 2 kg of meat, 750 g of salt, 1 bottle of apple cider vinegar, 3 cloves of garlic, dry garlic, rosemary, coriander, a mixture of peppers, paprika, star anise.
Preparation: Place a piece of meat in a large dish, sprinkle generously with salt and refrigerate for 3 days. Rinse the meat with cold water and cover with vinegar with garlic and pepper. Grind all the spices together, add a handful of salt and rosemary. Take the meat out of the marinade, roll it in powder, wrap it in parchment, tighten it with threads and put it in the refrigerator for a month.
9. Sandwich meat
Replaces sausage and store cuts.
You will need: 600 g of meat, 100 ml of soy sauce, 3 tbsp. sugar, 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp. ginger, 4 tablespoons sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil.
Preparation: Combine soy sauce, sugar, chopped onion and garlic, ginger, oil and sesame seeds and marinate the meat. Leave it in the refrigerator for 4 hours and bake for an hour at 200 degrees.
10. Meat with cabbage and sesame seeds
Another original recipe for meat dishes with Asian notes.
You will need: 1 kg of meat, half a head of cabbage, 2 onions, 2 peppers, 5 tbsp. sesame seeds, soy sauce, olive oil, sparkling mineral water.
Preparation: Pour mineral water over the meat overnight, and then cut into thin strips. Chop the vegetables into strips and lightly squeeze the cabbage. Fry the meat in oil with soy sauce, then add onions and sprinkle with sesame seeds. After another couple of minutes, add pepper and cabbage, reduce heat and fry until tender.
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11. Eggplant with meat
A delicious baked dish for this family.
You will need: 2 eggplants, 500 g of meat, 300 g of cherry, 1 tbsp. soy sauce, 150 g cheese, 1 clove of garlic, salt.
Preparation: Cut the meat into thin strips and marinate in soy sauce for an hour. Cut the eggplants into thin slices, salt and leave for 10 minutes, and then wipe off with napkins. Grease the pan with butter, lay out a layer of eggplant, then thin slices of cheese. Top - meat and tomato halves. Then again eggplant and cheese, and put in the oven for 45 minutes at 180 degrees.
12. Express meat
Very quick meat, which can be prepared in advance and then immediately fried with rice or other side dish.
You will need: 500 g of meat, 2 eggs, 1 tbsp. olive oil, 1 tablespoon chopped nuts, 1 tbsp. granular mustard, 1 tablespoon starch, salt and pepper.
Preparation: Mix all the ingredients into one marinade and cut the meat into thin strips. Stir, cover with plastic wrap and leave in the refrigerator for a day. Quickly fry the meat in a pan, and sprinkle with more spices if desired.
13. Strudel with meat and savoy cabbage
We will tell you how to make it from ready-made yeast-free puff pastry!
You will need: 250 g dough, 1 head of Savoy cabbage, 1 onion, 1 clove of garlic, 30 g butter, 100 g parsley, 10 sprigs of thyme, 500 g meat, 1 egg, marjoram, 1 tbsp. milk, 1 yolk, salt and pepper.
Preparation: Boil 4 of the largest cabbage leaves in boiling water for about 3 minutes. Chop the rest of the cabbage and fry in butter, onion and garlic. Pass the meat through a meat grinder, add chopped greens and cabbage, season and mix.
Roll out the dough, lay out the cabbage leaves and the filling on top, and roll up the strudel. Top it with whipped yolk and milk. Bake for 30-40 minutes at 180 degrees.
14. Pasta casserole with meat
Finely chopped meat or any minced meat is suitable for this dish.
You will need: 500 g of meat, 400 g of pasta, 1 onion, 1 carrot, parsley, 3 tbsp. vegetable oil, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 egg, 100 g of cheese.
Preparation: Chop the onion with garlic and herbs, and fry them with grated carrots. Add chopped meat to vegetables, mix well and season.Add the egg there, and boil the pasta separately until half cooked. Layer pasta and meat filling in layers in several passes, sprinkling with cheese through one layer. Bake for half an hour at 190 degrees.
15. Cabbage soup with meat
This is the Polish version of the classic recipe.
You will need: 500 g of meat, 1 onion, 0.5 tsp. mustard, salt, 100 g lard, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 bay leaf, 1 parsley root, 0.5 cabbage, 2 carrots, 60 g celery root.
Preparation: Cut the meat into large cubes, brush with mustard and leave in the refrigerator overnight. Chop all the vegetables and roots into strips, chop the garlic, and stew the vegetables for 10 minutes in melted lard. Put the meat in 1.5 liters of boiling water, reduce the heat and cook for 1.5 hours. Take out the meat, strain the broth, add vegetables and season to taste. Bring to a boil, return the meat to the pot and boil for another 15 minutes.
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16. Jellied meat
A quick and easy aspic that even beginners can do!
You will need: 300 g of meat, 20 g of gelatin, 100 g of onions, 200 g of carrots, 1 bay leaf, 2 eggs.
Preparation: Pour 1.5 liters of water over the meat, onions and carrots and cook for about an hour. Add spices and bay leaves 15 minutes before the end. Pour 150 ml of cool water over the gelatin and leave to swell. Strain the broth, mix with gelatin and bring to a boil. Separate the boiled egg whites and cut into cubes along with the carrots and meat, and arrange them into the molds. Pour in broth and leave to freeze in the refrigerator overnight.
17. Meat in red wine
An exquisite Burgundy dish for connoisseurs of fine tastes and aromas.
You will need: 1.5 kg of meat, 70 g of butter, 1 tbsp. flour, 750 ml of wine, 4 cloves of garlic, 500 ml of broth, French herbs, 150 g of smoked bacon, 200 g of shallots, 300 g of mushrooms, spices.
Preparation: Melt the butter and fry the coarsely chopped meat in it. Add flour, stir and pour wine, and when it boils, add broth and herbs. Send it all to the oven for 2-2.5 hours at 200 degrees. In the remaining oil, fry the bacon with onions and mushrooms, and add to the meat 15 minutes before the end.
18. Meat in beer
It is best served with boiled potatoes and canned peas.
You will need: 500 g of meat, 600 ml of beer, 50 g of butter, 1 onion, 1 bay leaf.
Preparation: Cut the meat in portions and fry in butter and salt over high heat. Send it to a saucepan with coarsely chopped onions and bay leaves, add beer, and then simmer for 20 minutes over low heat.
19. Spanish Meat with Cream
The meat prepared according to this recipe will turn out to be very tender and soft.
You will need: 900 g of meat, 500 g of mushrooms, 2 tomatoes, 4 cloves of garlic, 200 ml of cream, 100 g of cheese, spices.
Preparation: Fry the meat in a hot skillet for literally a minute on each side and transfer to a mold. Fry the mushrooms, tomatoes and garlic separately, and simmer for a couple of minutes under the lid. Pour the mixture over the meat, season, sprinkle with grated cheese and put in the oven for 20 minutes at 200 degrees.
20. Meat with potatoes in tomato sauce
A simplified recipe for meat goulash for every day.
You will need: 500 g of meat, 1 kg of potatoes, 2 onions, 1 tbsp. flour, 3 tbsp. tomato puree, 1 bay leaf, 3 tbsp. vegetable oil.
Preparation: Cut the meat into large cubes, roll in spices and fry in oil. Add chopped onion with flour to it, lightly fry and transfer to a saucepan. Add 2-3 cups of warm water or broth. Add potato cubes, tomato puree and bay leaf, and simmer for 1.5 hours covered over low heat.